Shama language

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

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

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

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