| Population |
175,000 (1992). |
| Region |
Adamawa state, Hong, Maiha, Gombi, and Mubi LGAs. |
| Language map |
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 245
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| Alternate names |
Chobba, Kilba |
| Dialects |
Luwa. |
| Classification |
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.2, 2 |
| Language use |
Also use Hausa [hau] or Fulfulde [fuv]. |
| Language development |
Nearly all villages have primary schools; some have secondary schools. Literacy program in progress. Bible portions: 1976. |
| Comments |
Agriculturalists; animal husbandry: cattle; weavers; cloth dyers. |