Lala-Roba language

Lala
Lala
Ɓəna
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Adamawa State
Native speakers	232,987 (2010)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Bambukic Yungur Yungur–Roba Lala; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lla
Glottolog	lala1261

Lala (a.k.a. Ɓəna) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria.^[2]^[3] It is also known as Ebode, Gworam, Lala, or Roba.^[4]

References

^ Lala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ dialects Roɓa, Ɓəna, Sĩĩri<Ishaku><Sociolinguistic Survey of Lala Speaking Group of Gombi and Shellenge Local Government of Adamawa State></>Yafadkaniu</Linguistics and Bible Translation TCNN>Ishaku (2023) lists Lala, Roba, Ɓəna, and Sĩĩri.
^ Ishaku, Yafadkaniu (2023). Sociolinguistic survey of Lala speaking group of Gombi and Shelleng. JOS: Department of Linguistics and Bible Translation TCNN.
^ "OLAC resources in and about the Lala-Roba language". www.language-archives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

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