Also Known As:
Abu
Dialects & Varieties
- Bu
- Ningkada (Jidda)
The Bu language of Central Nigeria and its affinities
The Bu language of Central Nigeria and its affinities
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"The Bu regard their language and culture as distinct from the Ningkada [Jidda] and they are now geographically separated, but the differences between the two would appear to be slight. A complete wordlist of Ningkada was not taken but some twenty words elicited in a rapid visit suggested that the two languages are the same, with some minor lexical and phonological differences."
Location and Context
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Location Description
"The villages of the Bu people are reached from Gbodu village, 18 km east of Akwanga on the road to Wamba. A road leading northwest from Gbodu reaches Nakere after 6 km. and then Rago, Maiganga and Abu. The villages of the Ningkada [=Jidda] are reached by a turnoff some 7 km. north of the Wamba junction. The road turns east at Kango and Jidda (the main settlement) is some 6 km. away. Two hamlets, Ningkada and Lago, are southwest of Jidda respectively 1 and 3 km. away. A further settlement on the main road, Wanga, is some 5 km. north of Kango."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
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