Shiroro languages
The Shiroro languages, also known as the Pongu languages, form a branch of the Kainji languages of Nigeria. They are spoken near Shiroro Lake.
Shiroro | |
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Pongu | |
Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
Glottolog | shir1275[1] |
Languages
There are four basic divisions within Shiroro:[2]
Baushi is a language that constitutes half a dozen languages.
Footnotes
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Shiroro". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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