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Eastern Acipa language

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Kainji language of Nigeria Not to be confused with Western Acipa language.
Eastern Acipa
Zubazuba, Səgəmuk
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
EthnicityAcipa
Native speakers(5,000 cited 1993)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3acp
Glottologeast2403

Eastern Acipa (also known as Zubazuba or Səgəmuk) is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is not close to the language of the same name to its west, though speakers of both are ethnic Acipa. It had 5,000 speakers in 1993. Speakers refer to their language as Tusəgəmuku.

References

  1. ^ Eastern Acipa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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