Ethnologue.com home

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
16th edition

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
US$ 100.00
Add to cart

Preview print edition


Most Recent
SIL Publications


Reduced Price SIL Publications


ABOUT SSL CERTIFICATES
Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Ningye

Ningye

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3nns

Population  3,990 (2000).
Region  Kaduna state, Jema’a LGA, Ningeshen Kurmi village and 3 small settlements: Akwankwan, Kobin, and Ningeshen Dutse.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 111
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Southwestern, A
Language use  All ages. Also use Numana [nbr], Gbantu [nbr], Hausa [hau], or English.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HANNELOVÁ, Katarína; RHILA, Ezekiel; RUECK, Michael J.; YODER, Zachariah, authors. 2008. Sociolinguistic Survey of the Numana, Numbu, Aninka, and Ningye of Kaduna State, Nigeria.  Available online