Mel languages

The Mel languages are a branch of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The most populous is Temne, with about two million speakers; Kissi is next, with half a million.

Mel
Southern (West) Atlantic [reduced]
Geographic
distribution
Guinea-Bissau through Liberia
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Subdivisions
  • Temne
  • Bullom–Kissi
Glottologmela1257
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