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Marghi South | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe State |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2006) [1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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ISO 639-3 |
mfm |
Glottolog |
marg1266 |
Marghi South is a Chadic language of Nigeria. It is perhaps closer to Huba than it is to Margi.
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Italics indicate
extinct languages. See also:
Chadic languages |
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