ISO_639:sho

Shanga language

Shanga language

Mande language of Nigeria

Shanga (Shangawa, Shonga, Shongawa) is a Mande language of Nigeria.

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Location and status

Shanga is a town situated in Sokoto State, Nigeria.

The Shanga language is an endangered language and the Shanga people also speak the Hausa language. The language is only used at home. Outside home people speak Hausa. The Hausa name for the language is Shanganci or Shanganchi.

Classification

Shanga is a Mande language. It is related to the Kyanga language, also known as Tyenga, spoken in Benin and Nigeria, and it form a group known as the Shanga–Tyenga languages.

References

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    Shanga at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon


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