Basa-Gumna language
| Basa-Gumna | |
|---|---|
| Basa Kuta, Basa-Kaduna, Gwadara Basa[1] | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Chanchaga |
| Extinct | by 1987[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsl |
| Glottolog | basa1280 |
Basa-Gumna (also known as Basa Kuta, Basa-Kaduna or Gwadara Basa[1]) is an extinct Kainji language[3] of Nigeria. It was spoken in Chanchaga, Niger state, and Nasarawa, near the Basa homeland. Speakers have shifted to Hausa.
Gumna is situated about 10 kilometers to the west of the Tegina-Zungeru road. Around 1963, Basa-Gumna speakers moved to the road and currently live in Yakila town, where only two semi-speakers were found in 1986. They also live two nearby hamlets, both called Basa, which are located west of the road.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Bassa-Kuta". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Basa-Gumna". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
The last fluent speaker shifted to Hausa [hau] by 1987.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Basa-Gumna". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.