Pero | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: pip
Alternate Names: Filiya, Pìpéerò, Walo
Autonym: Péerò
Population: 25,000 (1995 CAPRO).
Location:: Gombe state: Kaltungo LGA, Burak, Gundalf, Gwandum, Kushi, and Yapito; Taraba state: Karim-Lamido LGA; possibly Bauchi state.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.2, Tangale, Tangale Proper
Language Use: Also use Hausa [hau]. Used as L2 by Hõne [juh].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1936–2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pero
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Gombe state: Kaltungo LGA, Burak, Gundalf, Gwandum, Kushi, and Yapito; Taraba state: Karim-Lamido LGA; possibly Bauchi state.