Piya-Kwonci

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
piy
Alternate Names
Pia, Pitiko, Piya, Wurkum
Autonym
Ambandi
User Population

5,000 (1992).

Location

Bauchi state; Taraba state: Karim Lamido LGA. 21 villages or more.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Piya, Kwonci.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hausa [hau]. Also use Kulung [bbu]. Also use Tangale [tan].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1950.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Piya-Kwonci
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Similar in culture to the Kulung [bbu] and Pero [pip]. Christian, Muslim.