Belning

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
glb
Alternate Names
Balning, Belnəng
User Population

500 (2020 SIL).

Location

Plateau state: Pankshin LGA, Pankshin district, Dungkulom, Dunglim, Korom, Langung, and Zong villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.3, Angas Proper, 1
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 62%–70% with Ngas [anc].

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use Hausa [hau]. Most also use Ngas [anc]. Most also use Tal [tal]. Some also use Miship [mjs]. Some also use Mwaghavul [sur]. Also use English [eng], among younger generations.

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OLAC resources in and about Belning