Dibo language
| Dibo | |
|---|---|
| Ganagana | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 215,000 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dio |
| Glottolog | dibo1247 |
Dibo, a.k.a. Ganagana, Ganagawa, Zhitako, is a Nupoid language[2] spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken in about twenty villages south of Lapai. There is only 66% cognacy with Central Nupe, out of 200 words.[3]
References
- ^ Dibo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Dibo". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.