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| Limba | |
|---|---|
| Yimba | |
| Native to | Sierra Leone, Guinea |
Native speakers | (520,000 cited 1993-2019)[1][2] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:lia – West–Centrallma – East |
| Glottolog | limb1267 |
The Limba language, Hulimba, is a Niger-Congo language of Sierra Leone and Guinea. It is not closely related to other languages and appears to form its own branch of the Niger–Congo family.[3] Dialects include Tonko, Sela, Kamuke (or Ke), Wara-wara, Keleng, Biriwa, and Safroko. The eastern variety, spoken primarily in Guinea, is quite distinct. Limba has a system of noun classes, marked by an old, eroded set of prefixes augmented by a newer set of enclitics.
- ^ "Limba, East". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Limba, West-Central". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9. S2CID 133888593.
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