Alternate Names: Sanga
Dialects: Aninka (Gwantu, Kurmi, Ninka, Sanga), Gbantu (Gwanto, Gwantu), Numana (Arak, Inmwen, Nimana), Numbu, Nunku. Intelligibility: Numbu and Aninka 86%–89% of Numana; Numana 72% of Aninka; Numana and Numbu 22%–24% of Ningye ,; Aninka 78% of Ningye.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40,000 (2008 K. Hannelova et al.).
Language Use: Numbu children speak Hausa [hau] unless speaking with parents. Home. All ages. Almost all also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Ningye [nns].
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.