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

Bu

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3jid

Population  6,000 (1999 R. Blench). 4,000 Bu and 2,000 Ninkada.
Region  Nassarawa state, Akwanga LGA. 4 villages.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 121
Alternate names   Ibut, Jida, Jida-Abu, Jidda-Abu, Nakare
Dialects  Bu (Abu), Ninkada (Jida). The 2 dialects are ethnically and geographically distinct, but linguistically similar.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Southwestern, A