Shanga language
Mande language of Nigeria
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Shanga (Shangawa, Shonga, Shongawa) is a Mande language of Nigeria.
RegionShanga, Nigeria
Ethnicity20,000 (2010)[1]
Native speakers
5,400 (2015 R. Jones)[1]Niger–Congo
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Mande
- Eastern
- Bisa–Busa
- Samo–Busa
- Busa languages
- Shanga–Tyenga
- Shanga
- Shanga–Tyenga
- Busa languages
- Samo–Busa
- Bisa–Busa
- Eastern
Location and status
Shanga is a town situated in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
The Shanga language is an endangered language and the Shanga people also speak the Hausa language. The language is only used at home. Outside home people speak Hausa. The Hausa name for the language is Shanganci or Shanganchi.
