| Piya-Kwonci | |
|---|---|
| Ambandi | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
| Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1992) |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | piy |
| Glottolog | piya1245 |
Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia, Wurkum) is a minor West Chadic language cluster of Nigeria consisting of Piya and Kwonci. The autonym for the people is Ambandi.
References
- Piya-Kwonci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. J. Adelberger "A Comprehensive Ethnographic Overview of the Muri Mountains (Northern Nigeria)", Mandaras Publishing 2024, Ramsgate, Kent (UK) (e-publication: https://www.mandaras.info/Muri-Mountains.html)
| Languages of Nigeria | |
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| Official languages | |
| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
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| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
| West Chadic languages | |||||||
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| Hausa– Gwandara (A.1) | |||||||
| Bole– Tangale (A.2) |
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| Angas (A.3) | |||||||
| Ron (A.4) | |||||||
| Bade (B.1) | |||||||
| North Bauchi (Warji) (B.2) | |||||||
| South Bauchi (Barawa) (B.3) |
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| Others | |||||||
| Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |||||||
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