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Kpati
RegionTaraba State, Nigeria
Extinct1980s
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3koc
Glottologkpat1246

Kpati is an extinct Grassfields language formerly spoken in the Wukari and Takum LGAs of Taraba State, Nigeria. It was first reported as extinct by Grimes, Barbara (1984). Kpati was classified as a Ngemba language by Fivas – Scott (1977).

References

  1. ^ Kpati at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Brenzinger, Matthias (1992). Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to East Africa. Walter de Gruyter. p. 363. ISBN 9783110134049.
  3. Grimes, Barbara. "Languages of the world" (1984), p. 235
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