Shanga
PrintA language of Nigeria
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Shangawa, Shonga, Shongawa
Population
7,000 (2010 R. Jones). There is ethnic Shanga population speaking Hausa [hau] in Shanga, Dugu Tsofo, and some other villages in Kebbi State between Kaoje and Yauri, Niger river, both sides. Ethnic population: 20,000 (2010 R. Jones).
Location
Kebbi State, Sakace, Lopo, Sawa, and Samia villages south of Nasarawa, within a km of the Niger River.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Not inherently intelligible with the Busa group. Lexical similarity: 78% with Kyanga [tye], 70% with the Busa group.
Language Use
Shifting to Hausa [hau].
Language Resources
Traditional religion, Muslim.