Mel languages
BRANCH OF NIGER–CONGO SPOKEN IN GUINEA-BISSAU THROUGH LIBERIA
Southern West Atlantic languages; Limba–Mel languages; Southern Atlantic languages; Limba-Mel languages
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.