Shama language

Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria.

Shama
Tushama
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Native speakers	(5,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Kamuku Shama
Dialects	Sama Sambuga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sqa
Glottolog	sham1278

Shama
Person	Bushama
People	Ushama
Language	Tushama

Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State.^[2]

References

1. Shama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.