Dibo | |
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Ganagana | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 215,000 (2020)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dio |
Glottolog | dibo1247 |
Dibo, a.k.a. Ganagana, Ganagawa, Zhitako, is a Nupoid language spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken in about twenty villages south of Lapai. There is only 66% cognacy with Central Nupe, out of 200 words.[2]
References
- ^ Dibo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.