Uneme language

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Uneme
uneme nnekua
Native to Nigeria
Region Edo State
Native speakers
20,000 (2000) [1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Edoid
          • North-Central
            • Yekhee
              • Uneme
Language codes
ISO 639-3 une
Glottolog unem1238

Uneme is an Edoid language and sub-saharan group of Nigeria located in the Edo State.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Uneme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)