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Africa:
Geographical
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language profile
| Variants |
Chamo, Kuda-Chamo, Kudawa |
| Language affiliation |
Niger Congo |
| Language affiliation (details) |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera. |
| Geographic locations |
Nigeria, Bauchi State, Bauchi Division, Ningi District. |
| Language situation |
Moribund language: only a few elderly speakers are left |
| General presentation of the language |
It is a language of the Kuda-Chamo cluster. It is related to the Butu-Ningi language. Like Kudu, the other language of the cluster, Camo is reported to be dying out. |
| Number of speakers |
No estimated figures |
| Socio-linguistic context – description |
Camo is the language of the Chamo ethnic group. Today, the language is probably being replaced by Hausa. |
| ISO standard codes (639-2 / 639-3) |
[KOV] |
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| Unicode support |
Yes |
This item can be found in the following topics:
· Nigeria
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