Gurmana language explained

Gurmana language should not be confused with Basa-Gurmana language.

Gurmana
States:Nigeria
Region:Shiroro LGA, Niger State
Speakers:3,000
Date:1989
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Kainji
Fam5:Shiroro
Fam6:Gurmana–Rin
Iso3:gvm
Glotto:gurm1246
Glottorefname:Gurmana

Gurmana is a Kainji language of Gurmana village in Shiroro LGA, Niger State, Nigeria. There are no more than 2,000 to 3,000 speakers in Gurmana village and nearby hamlets.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blench. Roger. The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. 2012. Cambridge.