| Mama | |
| Also Known As: | Kantana |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Nassarawa State |
| Speakers: | 2,000–3,000? |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta-Congo |
| Fam4: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam5: | Bantoid |
| Fam6: | Southern Bantoid |
| Fam7: | Bantu |
| Fam8: | Mbam-Bube-Jarawan |
| Fam9: | Jarawan |
| Fam10: | Nigerian Jarawan |
| Iso3: | mma |
| Glotto: | mama1272 |
| Glottorefname: | Mama |
Mama, or Kantana, is a Bantu language spoken in Nigeria.
The number of speakers is unclear. A figure of 20,000 was published in 1973. In 2011, "Kantana" (presumably the same language) was said to have 2,000–3,000 speakers, mostly over 25 years old.[1] A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.