Dibo language
Dibo, a.k.a. Ganagana, Ganagawa, Zhitako, is a Nupoid language 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.[2]
| Dibo | |
|---|---|
| Ganagana | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | (100,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dio |
| Glottolog | dibo1247 |
References
- Dibo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
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