Piti language
Piti (Pitti, Bishi, Bisi) is a minor Kainji language of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Bishi speakers live in at least 26 villages.
Piti | |
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Bishi | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Saminaka LGA, Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 8,100 (2013)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pcn |
Glottolog | piti1243 [2] |
Bishi[3] | |
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People | Abishi |
Ngmgbang (Riban, Rigmgbang) was formerly listed as a dialect of Bishi, but is clearly a distinct although related language. It is spoken in a few villages in Kaduna State.[3]
References
- Piti at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Piti". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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