Giiwo language explained

Giiwo
Nativename:Bu Giiwo
States:Nigeria
Region:Bauchi State
Speakers:14,000
Date:1998
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:West Chadic
Fam4:Bole–Angas
Fam5:Bole–Tangale (A.2)
Fam6:Bole (North)
Iso3:kks
Glotto:giiw1236
Glottorefname:Giiwo
Person:Ba Giiwo
People:Ma Giiwo
Language:Bu Giiwo
Root:Giiwo[1]

Giiwo (also known as Bu Giiwo, Kirfi, Kirifi, Kirifawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

Notes and References

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