Limba, East
A language of Guinea
| Population | 4,000 in Guinea (Johnstone 1993). 2,000 speakers of the Ke subdialect of Northern Limba (1991 J. Kaiser). Population total all countries: 4,600. |
| Region | Also in Sierra Leone. |
| Language map |
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, reference number 11 |
| Alternate names | Yimba, Yumba |
| Dialects | Northern Limba (Warawara, Ke-Woya-Yaka). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Limba |
| Comments | Quite different from West-Central Limba [lia] of Sierra Leone. Traditional religion, Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Sierra Leone
| Language name | Limba, East |
| Population | 600 in Sierra Leone (2006). |
| Region | North central. |
| Language map |
Sierra Leone, reference number 2 |
| Alternate names | Yimba, Yumba |
| Dialects | Northern Limba (Warawara, Ke-Woya-Yaka), Southern Limba (Biriwa-Saroko-Kalantuba-Sunko). |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Muslim. |
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