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Bura-Pabir

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: bwr

Population  250,000 (1987 UBS). 200,000 Pabir (1993). 32,000 in Adamawa state (1992).
Region  Borno state, Biu and Askira-Uba LGAs; Adamawa state, Gombi LGA.
Language maps  Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 224
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 224
Alternate names   Babir, Babur, Barburr, Bourrah, Bura, Burra, Huve, Huviya, Kwojeffa, Mya Bura, Pabir
Dialects  Pela (Bura Pela, Hill Bura), Hyil Hawul (Bura Hyilhawul, Plain Bura). Kofa [kso] may be a related language.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.2, 1
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 3%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1937–1987.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Ngohi is a small subgroup. Agriculturalists; weavers; hunters; fishermen; wood carvers. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ROBERTS, David, author. 2008. "Thirty years of tone orthography testing in West African languages (1977-2007)."  Available online