Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria.
Shama | |
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Tushama | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sqa |
Glottolog | sham1278 |
Shama | |
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Person | Bushama |
People | Ushama |
Language | Tushama |
Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State.[2]
References
edit- ^ Shama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.