Pero

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Filiya, Pìpéerò, Walo
Autonym
Péerò
User Population

25,000 (1995 CAPRO).

Location

Gombe state: Kaltungo LGA, Burak, Gundalf, Gwandum, Kushi, and Yapito; Taraba state: Karim-Lamido LGA; possibly Bauchi state.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.2, Tangale, Tangale Proper
Language Use

Also use Hausa [hau]. Used as L2 by Hõne [juh].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1936–2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pero
Writing

Latin script [Latn], in development.

Other Comments

Christian.