Hasha, also known as Yashi, is a Plateau language of Nasarawa State Nigeria. It has an idiosyncratic system of reduplicating the first syllable of noun stems, apparently under the influence of the Chadic language Sha.
| Hasha | |
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| Yashi | |
| hàʃà | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Nassarawa State |
Native speakers | 3,000 (1999)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ybj |
| Glottolog | hash1238 |
| ELP | Hasha |
| haʃa[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | háʃà |
| People | háʃa |
| Language | hàʃà |
Hasha is spoken by about 3,000 people in Kwààn (Yàshì Sarki; Bwora), which is the main settlement, and also in the two nearby villages of Hàshàsu (Yàshì Pá) and Hùsù (Yàshì Madaki; Kusu).[2][3]
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