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Berom

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: bom

Population	300,000 (1993 SIL). Cen 2,000; Nincut 5,000 in 8 villages 7 km north of Fadam Karshe in Kaduna state.
Region	Plateau state, Berakin Ladi and Jos LGAs; Kaduna state, Jema’a LGA; Bauchi state.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 81
Alternate names	Afango, Berum, Birom, Cen Berom, Chenberom, Gbang, Kibbo, Kibbun, Kibo, Kibyen, “Shosho”
Dialects	Gyell-Kuru-Vwang (Ngell-Kuru-Vwang), Fan-Foron-Heikpang, Bachit-Gashish, Du-Ropp-Rim, Hoss, Cen, Nincut (Aboro, Boro-Aboro).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Beromic
Language use	Shifting to Hausa [hau].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1984.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	“Shosho” is an offensive name. Cen and Nincut may be separate languages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KUHN, Hanna, author. 1981. A preliminary phonological analysis of Berom discourse.

KUHN, Hanna, author. 1990. Where should we begin?.

Vernacular Publications

Yâ Berom. 1975.