Geruma language explained

Geruma
Nativename:Gyeermu
States:Nigeria
Region:Bauchi State
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:West Chadic
Fam4:Bole–Angas
Fam5:Bole–Tangale (A.2)
Fam6:Bole (North)
Iso3:gea
Glotto:geru1240
Glottorefname:Geruma
Person:na Gyeermu
People:Gyeermu
Language:Gyeermu
Root:Gyeermu (Geerum)[1]

Geruma (also known as Gerema, Germa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Duurum and Sum. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blench, Roger. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. 2019. 4th. Cambridge.