Ngamo language
Ngamo (also known as Ngamawa, Gamo, Gamawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.[1] The native Ngamo language has two major dialects, viz, Gudi Ngamo and Yaya Ngamo. These dialects are spoken by the various clans both within and outside Gadaka.
| Ngamo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Gombe State, Yobe State |
Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nbh |
| Glottolog | ngam1282 |
| ELP | Ngamo[2] |
Notes
- Ngamo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Ngamo.
Further reading
- Jibir Audu Janga Dole, Umaru Mamu Goge, and Isa Adamu Gashinge, 2009, Ngamo-English-Hausa Dictionary, Yobe Languages Research Project.
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