Gbiri-Niragu language
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Gbiri-Niragu, also known as Gure-Kahugu, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.
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Gbiri-Niragu | |
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Gure-Kahugu | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | grh |
Glottolog | gbir1241 |
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Tugbiri is the name of the language of the Gbiri people, and is spoken in and around the village of Gure in Lere LGA, southern Kaduna State.[2] Niragu speakers live directly to the north of Tugbiri speakers.