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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Gamo-Ningi

Gamo-Ningi

An extinct language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3bte

Population  No known speakers. Ethnic population: 15,000 (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Region  Bauchi state, Ningi LGA.
Dialects  Gamo (Buta, Mbuta, Mbotu, Ba-Buche, Ba-Mbutu), Ningi. Formerly a dialect subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera
Language use  Shifted to Hausa [hau].