Lame language

Gura^[2]
Gura
Person	Ba-Gura
People	Mo-Gura
Language	Tu-Gura

Lame
Lame
Tu-Gura
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	(10,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Lame–Gwa Lame; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Rufu; Mbaru; Gura;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bma
Glottolog	lame1257

Last updated January 15, 2026

Lame is a Jarawan dialect cluster spoken Nigeria. The Rufu (Ruhu) and Mbaru dialects are extinct as of 1987.^[1] Blench (2019) also lists Gura as a dialect.^[2]

References

1 2 Lame at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
1 2 Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[e18-1] 1 2 Lame at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[BlenchAtlas4-2] 1 2 Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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v t e Mbam languages
Sanaga	Leti Tuki
West	Bati Nomaande Nyokon Tunen Tuotomb Yambeta
Yambasa	Elip Mmaala Mbule Nubaca Nugunu Yangben
Jarawan	Bile Damlanci Dulbu Gwa Jarawa Kulung Labir Lame Mama Mbula-Bwazza Shiki
Other	Bube