Alternate Names: Afango, Berum, Birom, Gbang, Kibbo, Kibbun, Kibo, Kibyen, Lêm Berom, “Shosho” (pej.)
Dialects: Bachi, Du, Fan, Foron, Gashish, Gyel, Heikpang, Kuru, Rim, Riyom, Ropp, Vwang, Zawan. Three dialect groups: Eastern (Ropp, Fan, Heikpang, Foron, Du), Central (Gyel, Zawan, Kuru, Vwang), Western (Riyom, Rim, Bachi, Gashish).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000,000 (2010 SIL).
Language Use: Children and adults are less likely to speak it in the city. In the village all ages speak it consistently. All ages. Shifting to Hausa [hau]. Used as L2 by Cen [cen].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria