| Mel | |
|---|---|
| Southern (West) Atlantic [reduced] | |
| Geographic distribution | Guinea-Bissau through Liberia |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mela1257 |
The Mel languages are a branch of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The most populous is Temne, with about two million speakers; Kissi is next, with half a million.