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Bantu language spoken in Nigeria ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Mama
Kantana
Native toNigeria
RegionNassarawa State
Native speakers2,000–3,000? (2001)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mma
Glottologmama1272

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. A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2015-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Mama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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