Mel languages

Mel
Mel
Southern (West) Atlantic [reduced]
Geographic; distribution	Guinea-Bissau through Liberia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Mel; ;
Subdivisions	Temne; Bullom–Kissi;
Glottolog	mela1257

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 classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Mel
Subdivisions	Temne Bullom–Kissi
Glottolog	`mela1257`