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Savanna language spoken in Nigeria
Tula (also Kotule or Kitule
[2]) is one of the
Savanna languages of
Gombe State, northeastern
Nigeria.
Dialects
Kleinewillinghöfer (2014) lists 3 Tula dialects.
[3]
- Tula-Wange (Kutule) is possibly the oldest group. There are several hamlets located on the Tula Plateau. The people refer to themselves as Kɪtʊlɛ.
[2]
- Tula-Baule, possibly former Chadic speakers who had shifted to Tula.
- Tula-Yiri or Yili is the smallest and most divergent group.
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