Geruma language

Geruma language

language
name=Geruma
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Nigeria
region=Bauchi State
speakers=9,029 (2000)
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Chadic
fam3=West Chadic
fam4=A
fam5=A.2
fam6=Bole
fam7=Bole Proper
iso3=gea

Geruma (also known as Gerema, Germa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Duurum and Sum. Speakers are shifting to Hausa. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

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References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gea Ethnologue entry for Geruma]


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