Gamo-Ningi

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
bte
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the early 1980s. Ethnic population: 15,000 (Crozier and Blench 1992).

Location

Bauchi state: Ningi LGA.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera
Dialects

Gamo ( à-ndi-Gamo, Ba-Buche, Ba-Mbutu, Buta, Butancii, Butawa, Butu, Mbotu, Mbuta, tì-Gamo), Ningi. Formerly a dialect subgroup.

Language Use

Shifted to Hausa [hau].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gamo-Ningi