Mama language
Bantu language spoken in Nigeria
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Mama, or Kantana, is a Jarawan language spoken in Nigeria.
| Mama | |
|---|---|
| Kantana | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Nassarawa State |
Native speakers | (2,000–3,000? cited 2001)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mma |
| Glottolog | mama1272 |
The number of speakers is unclear. A figure of 20,000 was published in 1973.[2] In 2011, "Kantana" (presumably the same language) was said to have 2,000–3,000 speakers, mostly over 25 years old.[1] A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.
