Bu language

Bu-Ninkada
	Jida-Abu
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa state
Native speakers	6,000 (1999)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Ninzic Bu-Ninkada; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Bu (Abu); Ninkada (Jida);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jid
Glottolog	buuu1244
ELP	Bu[2]

Bu-Ninkada (Ibut, Abu, Jida) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. The two dialects, Bu and Ninkada, are ethnically distinct.

Bu is spoken by about 4,000 people in the four villages of Nakere, Rago, Maiganga, and Abu. It is closely related to but separate from Ningkada (Jidda).

Ningkada is spoken by about 2,000 people in the two small hamlets of Ningkada (Jidda) and Lago.[3]

References

Bu-Ninkada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Endangered Languages Project data for Bu.
Blench, Roger. M. 1999. Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages. Ogmios, 11:11:14.

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[e18-1] Bu-Ninkada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[ELP1-2] Endangered Languages Project data for Bu.

[Blench1999-3] Blench, Roger. M. 1999. Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages. Ogmios, 11:11:14.