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Basa-Kontagora language

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Basa-Kontagora
Native toNigeria
RegionKontagora
Ethnicity30,000 (no date)[1]
Native speakers
(10 cited 1987)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsr
Glottologbass1259
ELPBassa-Kontagora

Basa-Kontagora is a nearly extinct Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken in Mariga, Niger State, near Kontagora and the Basa homeland. It is estimated that Basa-Kontagora has less than 10 native speakers as of 2010.

References

  1. ^ Basa-Kontagora language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Basa-Kontagora at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)