Lamang is a language spoken in Michika LGA of Adamawa State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Chadic (Biu–Mandara A: Mandara/Mafa/Sukur major group, Mandara group).
- Type
- Language
- Belongs to
- Biu–Mandara
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- lama1288
Lamang is a language spoken in Michika LGA of Adamawa State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Chadic (Biu–Mandara A: Mandara/Mafa/Sukur major group, Mandara group). Other names include Laamang, Waha. It is spoken mainly in Gwoza LGA of Borno State; its Central (Ghumbagha) and South (Ghudavan) members extend into Michika LGA, and Lamang South into Cameroon. The Atlas cites speaker figures of 40,000 (1963); 15,000 (1970). It is a cluster of Zaladva (Lamang North), Ghumbagha (Lamang Central) and Ghudavan (Lamang South). Mark was drafted in 1991, and Bible translation is in progress.
- Laamang
- Waha
- An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · link
- Glottolog language index (resourcemap) — Glottolog · link
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Archive ID: LANG-LAMANG · Last updated 30 September 2026.
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