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Gurmana language

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(Redirected from Gurmana) Kainji language of Nigeria Not to be confused with Basa-Gurmana language.
Gurmana
Native toNigeria
RegionShiroro LGA, Niger State
Native speakers(3,000 cited 1989)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3gvm
Glottologgurm1246
ELPGurmana

Gurmana is a Kainji language of Gurmana village in Shiroro LGA, Niger State, Nigeria. There are no more than 2,000 to 3,000 speakers in Gurmana village and nearby hamlets.

References

  1. Gurmana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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