Bena–Mboi languages
The Bena–Mboi Yungur languages form a branch of the Adamawa family. They are spoken in central Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria, just to the east of Lafia LGA.
Idiatov & van de Velde classify the Bena–Mboi languages as Benue-Congo.
Classification
In the Adamawa Languages Project website, Kleinewillinghöfer classifies the Ɓəna-Mboi or Yungur group as follows.;Ɓəna-Mboi
- Ɓəna
- *Ɓəna Yungur
- **Ɓəna Yungur
- **Voro
- *Ɓəna Lala
- **Ɓəna Lala of Yang
- **Ɓəna Lala of Bodwai
- ***Robma
- *** Dingai
- Mboi
- *Mboi of Livo; Mboi of Gulungo
- *Mboi of Haanda; Mboi of Banga
- Kaan
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench.| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location |
| Ɓena | Yungur | Ɓəna is divided into 17 clans each of which is said to have a distinct speech-form, but they are too closely related to actually be distinct dialects. | Ebina, Binna, Gbinna | Ebəna | Ɓəna | Lala, Purra | Yungur, Yangur | Yungirba, Yungur | 44,300 probably including Lala and Roba; fewer than 100,000 | Adamawa State, Song and Guyuk LGAs | |
| Kaan | Yungur | Libo | Adamawa State, Guyuk LGA | ||||||||
| Lala cluster | Yungur | Lala | Ɓəna | 30,000 ; 44,300 with Ɓəna | Adamawa State, Guyuk, Song and Gombi LGAs | ||||||
| Yang | Yungur | Lala | Yan | Lalla | |||||||
| Roba | Yungur | Lala | Gworam | ||||||||
| Ebode | Yungur | Lala | Ẹbode | ||||||||
| Mboi cluster | Yungur | Mboi | Mboire, Mboyi | 3,200 | Adamawa State, Song LGA | ||||||
| Gana | Yungur | Mboi | Gəna | Mboire, Mboyi | 1,800 | Adamawa State, Song LGA, northwest of Song. Livo village and associated hamlets | |||||
| Banga | Yungur | Mboi | Adamawa State, Song LGA, west of Loko. Banga village and associated hamlets | ||||||||
| Haanda | Yungur | Mboi | Handa | 1,370 | Adamawa State, Song LGA, west of Loko. Handa village and associated hamlets | ||||||
| Voro | Yungur | Vɔrɔ | Ebəna, Ebina | Ɓena | Woro | Yungur | Adamawa State, Song and Guyuk LGAs, south of the Dumne road. Waltande and associated hamlets. |