Shama language
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| Shama | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Shama | |
|---|---|
| Person | Bushama |
| People | Ushama |
| Language | Tushama |
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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Shama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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