Leko languages

{{Short description|Language group of Africa}}

{{distinguish|Leco language}}

{{Infobox language family

|name=Leko

|region=northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Savannas

|fam4=Leko–Nimbari

|glotto=leko1246

|glottorefname=Sambaic

}}

The Leko languages are a small group of languages spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G2" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal. The Duru languages are frequently classified with the Leko languages, although their relationship remains to be demonstrated.{{Cite book|title=The Languages and Linguistics of Africa|last=Güldemann|first=Tom|editor-last=Güldemann|editor-first=Tom|publisher=De Gruyter Mouton|chapter=Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa|year=2018|isbn=978-3-11-042606-9|doi=10.1515/9783110421668-002|location=Berlin|pages=58-444|series=The World of Linguistics series|volume=11}}