Gurmana language

Gurmana
Gurmana
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Shiroro LGA, Niger State
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Shiroro Gurmana–Rin Gurmana; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gvm
Glottolog	gurm1246
ELP	Gurmana

Last updated December 17, 2025

Gurmana is a Kainji language^[2] of Gurmana village in Shiroro LGA, Niger State, Nigeria. There are no more than 2,000 to 3,000 speakers in Gurmana village and nearby hamlets.^[3]

References

↑ Gurmana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Gurmana". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
↑ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[e25-1] Gurmana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Gurmana". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

[Blench-3] Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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