Mama language

Mama
Mama
Kantana
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa State
Native speakers	2,000–3,000? (2001)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu? (Zone A) Mbam Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Mama; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mma
Glottolog	mama1272

Mama, or Kantana, is one of the Southern Bantoid Jarawan languages of Nigeria.

The number of speakers is unclear. A figure of 20,000 was published in 1973.^[2] In 2011, "Kantana" (presumably the same language) was said to have 2,000–3,000 speakers, mostly over 25 years old.^[1] A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.

References

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^ Mama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[2] Mama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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v t e Mbam languages
Sanaga	Leti Tuki
West	Bati Nomaande Nyokon Tunen Tuotomb Yambeta
Yambasa	Elip Mmaala Mbule Nubaca Nugunu Yangben
Jarawan	Bile Damlanci Dulbu Gwa Jarawa Kulung Labir Lame Mama Mbula-Bwazza Shiki
Other	Bube