Nimbari language

The Nimbari language (also Niam-Niam), which is no longer spoken, was a member of the Leko–Nimbari group of Savanna languages. It was spoken in northern Cameroon. Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Badjire, Gorimbari, and Padjara-Djabi villages as Nimbari locations in Bénoué and Mayo-Louti divisions.

Nimbari
Niam-Niam
Regionnorthern Cameroon
Ethnicity130 (2002)
Extinct1930s
Language codes
ISO 639-3nmr
Glottolognimb1256
ELPNimbari

Nimbari was labeled "G12" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.

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