Basa-Gumna language

Basa-Gumna is an extinct Kainji language of Nigeria. It was spoken in Chanchaga, Niger state, and Nasarawa, near the Basa homeland. Speakers have shifted to Hausa.

Basa-Gumna
Basa Kuta
Basa-Kaduna
Native toNigeria
RegionChanchaga
Extinctby 1987[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsl
Glottologbasa1280

Gumna is situated about 10 kilometers to the west of the Tegina-Zungeru road. Around 1963, Basa-Gumna speakers moved to the road and currently live in Yakila town, where only two semi-speakers were found in 1986. They also live two nearby hamlets, both called Basa, which are located west of the road.[2]

References

  1. Basa-Gumna at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.



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