Dibo language

Dibo
Dibo
Ganagana
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State, Plateau State
Native speakers	215,000 (2020)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Dibo; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dio
Glottolog	dibo1247

Dibo, a.k.a. Ganagana, Ganagawa, Zhitako, is a Nupoid language spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken in about twenty villages south of Lapai. There is only 66% cognacy with Central Nupe, out of 200 words.^[2]

References

^ Dibo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.

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[e25-1] Dibo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Blench2013-2] Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.

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