Rang language

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Rang
Native to Nigeria
Region Taraba State
Language codes
ISO 639-3 rax
Glottolog rang1269

Rang (Lamma) is a clan of Mumuye tribe In Lamma ward Zing local government area of Taraba State, Nigeria. It is spoken in and around Lamma, and in Zanto Lamma or Zori, Besagba, Koyu, and Jauro Nasaraawo Jereng. Rang is the first clan to settled in Lamma [1]

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References

  1. Shimizu, Kiyoshi (1979). A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects (Nigeria). Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde. Vol. A-14. Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer. pp. 13–19.