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Shanga language

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Shanga
RegionShanga, Nigeria
Ethnicity20,000 (2010)[1]
Native speakers
5,400 (2015 R. Jones)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern
      • Bisa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Busa languages
            • Shanga–Tyenga
              • Shanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3sho
Glottologshan1282
ELPShanga

Shanga (Shangawa, Shonga, Shongawa) is a Mande language of Nigeria.

Location and status

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Shanga is a town situated in Sokoto State, Nigeria.

The Shanga language is an endangered language and the Shanga people also speak the Hausa language. The language is only used at home. Outside home people speak Hausa. The Hausa name for the language is Shanganci or Shanganchi.

Classification

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Shanga is a Mande language. It is related to the Kyanga language, also known as Tyenga, spoken in Benin and Nigeria, and it form a group known as the Shanga–Tyenga languages.

References

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  1. ^ a b Shanga at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon