Leelau language

Leelau
Yah Lelau
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
EthnicityBikwin
Native speakers
11,000 (2025)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ldk
Glottologleel1242

Lelau (Leelau,[2] Lelo), or Munga after its location, is one of the Bikwin languages of the Bikwin people, spoken in Karim Lamido LGA, Taraba State, Nigeria.

References

  1. ↑ Leelau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.