Piya-Kwonci | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: piy
Alternate Names: Pia, Pitiko, Piya, Wurkum
Autonym: Ambandi
Population: 5,000 (1992).
Location:: Bauchi state; Taraba state: Karim Lamido LGA. 21 villages or more.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.2, Tangale, Tangale Proper
Dialects: Piya, Kwonci.
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Also use Hausa [hau]. Also use Kulung [bbu]. Also use Tangale [tan].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1950.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Piya-Kwonci
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Similar in culture to the Kulung [bbu] and Pero [pip]. Christian, Muslim.

Location: Bauchi state; Taraba state: Karim Lamido LGA. 21 villages or more.