Gusu language

Baw
Baw
Person	onoBaw
People	aniBaw
Language	iBaw

Gusu
Gusu
Baw
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Toro, Bauchi State and Bassa, Plateau State
Native speakers	(2,350 cited 1936)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji East Kainji Shammo Gusu; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	gusu1242

Last updated February 28, 2025

Gusu (Gussum, Baw) is an East Kainji language of Nigeria ^[2] belonging to the Shammo cluster. It is spoken in Toro LGA, Bauchi State and in Bassa LGA, Plateau State.^[3]

References

↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages.
↑ Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi : 10.5281/zenodo.1314323
↑ Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria .

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[1] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages.

[2] Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi : 10.5281/zenodo.1314323

[Shammo-3] Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria .

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