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Savanna language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tso (Tsóbó, Lotsu, Cibbo) is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria.
Tso | |
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nyi tsó | |
Native to | eastern Nigeria |
Native speakers | (16,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ldp |
Glottolog | tsoo1241 |
Tsó | |
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People | tsó-bó |
Language | nyi tsó |
The language is known as nyi tsó, while the people are known as Tsobo [tsó-bó]. The ethnic subgroups are,[2]
A subsection of the Gusobu may also live in Luzoo settlement.
Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of word tabooing.[2]
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