Basa-Gumna is an extinct Kainji language of Nigeria. It was spoken in Chanchaga, Niger state, and Nasarawa, near the Basa homeland. Speakers have shifted to Hausa.
Basa-Gumna | |
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Basa Kuta | |
Basa-Kaduna | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Chanchaga |
Extinct | by 1987[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bsl |
bsl.html | |
Glottolog | basa1280 |
Gumna is situated about 10 kilometers to the west of the Tegina-Zungeru road. Around 1963, Basa-Gumna speakers moved to the road and currently live in Yakila town, where only two semi-speakers were found in 1986. They also live two nearby hamlets, both called Basa, which are located west of the road.[2]
References
edit- ^ Basa-Gumna at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.