Shiroro languages

Shiroro
Shiroro
Pongu
Geographic; distribution	Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Shiroro; ; ; ;
Glottolog	shir1275

The Shiroro languages, also known as the Pongu languages, form a branch of the Kainji languages of Nigeria. They are spoken near Shiroro Lake.

Languages edit

There are four basic divisions within Shiroro:^[1]

Pongu (Rin) cluster, Gurmana
Baushi cluster, Fungwa (Ura)

Baushi is a language that constitutes half a dozen languages.

Footnotes edit

^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

References edit

Roger Blench, The Shiroro languages

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[Blench-1] Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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Shiroro
Pongu
Geographic distribution	Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Shiroro
Glottolog	`shir1275`