Jogo languages

Jogo
Numu
Ethnicity:	Numu
Geographic distribution:	—
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Mande Western Mande Central Manding–Jogo Jogo–Jeri Jogo
Subdivisions:	Ligbi Tonjon
Glottolog:	`jogo1242`^[1]

The Jɔgɔ (Jogo) or Numu languages are at least a pair of closely related Mande languages, Ligbi of Ghana and the extinct Tonjon of Ivory Coast. Kpee of Burkina Faso is similar, but no comparison to Ligbi has been done.

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Jogo". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Mande languages

East Mande
(Dan–Busa)

Southeast	Beng Dan Gban Goo Guro Mano Mwa Tura Wan Yaure

Bisa–Busa	Bissa Boko Busa Tyenga Samo Shanga

Central West Mande
(Manding–Kpelle)

Jogo languages	Ligbi Tonjon

Manding languages	Bambara Bolon Dyula Jahanka Kassonke Mandinka Maninka Kita Marka Sininkere

Mokole languages	Kakabe Kuranko Lele Mixifore

Southwest Mande	Bandi Kpelle Loko Loma Mende Zialo

Other Central	Jeri Kono Susu Vai Yalunka

Northwest Mande
(Samogo–Soninke)

Samogo languages	Banka Duun Seenku

Other Northwest	Bobo Bozo Jowulu Soninke

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