Shama language explained

Shama
Nativename:Tushama
States:Nigeria
Region:Niger State
Speakers:5,000
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Kainji
Fam5:Kamuku
Iso3:sqa
Glotto:sham1278
Glottorefname:Shama-Sambuga
Dia1:Sama
Dia2:Sambuga
5:Shama

Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria.

Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State.[1]

Notes and References

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