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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Lere

Lere

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3gnh

Population  Ethnic population: 16,328 (2000).
Region  Bauchi state, Toro LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 64
Dialects  Si (Rishuwa, Kauru, Kuzamani), Gana, Takaya (Taura). Language subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera
Comments  There may be few left. Nearly extinct.