Numana-Nunku-Gbantu-Numbu

NBR

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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:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Plateau
Western
Southwestern
A

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.