Alternate Names: Bang, Lagubi, Mabila, Mambere, Mambilla, Nor, Nor Tagbo, Tongbo
Dialects: Barup. Nearly every village has a separate dialect, forming a chain. Dialect centers are Bang, Dorofi, Gembu, Hainari, Kabri, Mayo Ndaga, Mbamnga, Tamien, Tepo, Warwar. Reportedly similar to Mambila , of Cameroon.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 99,000 (1993).
Language Use: Also use English [eng], Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv].
Language Development: NT: 1977.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.