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| Marghi South | |
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| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe State |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2006) [1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mfm |
| Glottolog | marg1266 |
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