Gamo-Ningi

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bte
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the early 1980s. Ethnic population: 15,000 (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Location:: Bauchi state: Ningi LGA.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera
Dialects: Gamo ( à-ndi-Gamo, Ba-Buche, Ba-Mbutu, Buta, Butancii, Butawa, Butu, Mbotu, Mbuta, tì-Gamo), Ningi. Formerly a dialect subgroup.
Language Use: Shifted to Hausa [hau].

Location: Bauchi state: Ningi LGA.