Loo language explained

Loo
Nativename:Shụŋọ
States:Nigeria
Region:Gombe State, Taraba State
Speakers:8,000
Date:1992
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Bambukic
Fam4:Bikwin–Jen
Fam5:Bikwin
Fam6:Burak–Loo
Iso3:ldo
Glotto:looo1238
Glottorefname:Loo

Loo, or Shụŋọ, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is one of the more than 500 native languages spoken in that country. As of 1992, the approximate number of Loo speakers was 8,000.[1] Those speakers reside in parts of Gombe State and also the adjacent state to the south: Taraba State.

Notes and References

  1. [Roger Blench|Blench, Roger]