Leko languages
The Leko languages are a small group of languages spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G2" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal. The Duru languages are frequently classified with the Leko languages, although their relationship remains to be demonstrated.
Languages
The languages are:- Kolbila
- Nyong
- Chamba Leko
- Wom
Names and locations (Nigeria)
| Language | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location |
| Nyong | Nyɔŋ | Nyɔŋ Nyanga | sg. Nyɔŋvena, pl. Nyɔŋnepa | Mumbake, Mubako | 10,000 | Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA, West of Mayo Belwa town, Bingkola and 5 other villages | |||
| Pere | Perema | sg. Pena, pl. Pereba | Wom | Spoken in 10 villages around Yadim: Fewer than 4,000 | Adamawa State, Fufore LGA | ||||
| Samba Leko | Chamba Leko, Samba Leeko | Sama | Samba | Leko, Suntai | 42,000 total ; 50,000 | Taraba State, Ganye, Fufore, Wukari and Takum LGAs; mainly in Cameroon |