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Basa-Kontagora language

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Endangered Kainji language of Nigeria
Basa-Kontagora
Native toNigeria
RegionKontagora
Ethnicity30,000 (no date)
ExtinctEarly 2000s
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsr
Glottologbass1259
ELPBassa-Kontagora

Basa-Kontagora is an extinct Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken in Mariga, Niger State, near Kontagora and the Basa homeland. It is estimated that Basa-Kontagora has less than 10 native speakers as of 2010.

References

  1. ^ Basa-Kontagora at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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