Shama language

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Shama
Tushama
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1995)[1]
Dialects
  • Sama
  • Sambuga
Language codes
ISO 639-3sqa
Glottologsham1278
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Shama
PersonBushama
PeopleUshama
LanguageTushama

Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji[2] language of Nigeria.

Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Shama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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