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Mama, or Kantana, is a Bantu language spoken in Nigeria.

Mama
Kantana
Native toNigeria
RegionNassarawa State
Native speakers
2,000–3,000? (2001)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Bantu
              • Mbam-Bube-Jarawan
                • Jarawan
                  • Nigerian Jarawan
                    • Mama
Language codes
ISO 639-3mma
Glottologmama1272

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


  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2015-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Mama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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