Dulbu language

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Dulbu
Native to Nigeria
Region Bauchi State
Native speakers
(54 cited 1987, now probably few speakers


Per 2024 census data, only five fluent speakers of Dulbu left (5 (2024) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dbo
Glottolog dulb1238
ELP Dulbu

Dulbu is one of the Bantu languages of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.

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References

  1. ↑ Dulbu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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