Shiroro languages
| Shiroro | |
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| Pongu | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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| Glottolog | shir1275 |
The Shiroro languages, also known as the Pongu languages, form a branch of the Kainji languages of Nigeria. They are spoken near Shiroro Lake.
Languages
There are four basic divisions within Shiroro:[1]
- Pongu (Rin) cluster, Gurmana
- Baushi cluster, Fungwa (Ura)
Baushi is a language that constitutes half a dozen languages.
Footnotes
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
References
- Roger Blench, The Shiroro languages
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| Alumic | |
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| Ndunic | |
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