Yobe language


The Miyobe language is an unclassified Niger-Congo language of Benin and Togo.
Güldemann notes that Miyobe cannot be securely classified within Gur, and leaves it out as unclassified within Niger-Congo. Unlike the Gur languages, which are SVO, Miyobe has SOV word order like the Senufo, Mande, and Dogon languages.

Geographic distribution

In Togo, Miyobe is spoken in the Solla area of Binah Prefecture.
In Benin, Miyobe is spoken in Atacora Department and Donga Department. Villages are Anandana, Kuhobè, Sétrah, Kantchoko, Tchomitchomi, Koubéné-Béné, Koutchamang, and Moupémou villages.