Margi South language
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Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
Marghi South | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe State |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2006)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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ISO 639-3 | mfm |
Glottolog | marg1266 |
Marghi South is a Chadic language of Nigeria. It is perhaps closer to Huba than it is to Margi.
References[]
- ^ Marghi South at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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