Native speakers 2,000–3,000? (2001) Glottolog mama1272 | Region Nassarawa State ISO 639-3 mma | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu? (Zone A)MbamJarawanNigerian JarawanMama | ||
Mama, or Kantana, is one of the Southern Bantoid Jarawan languages of Nigeria.
The number of speakers is unclear. A figure of 20,000 was published in 1973. In 2011, "Kantana" (presumably the same language) was said to have 2,000–3,000 speakers, mostly over 25 years old. A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.
References
Mama language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA