Piti language

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Piti
Bishi
Native to Nigeria
Region Kauru LGA, Kaduna State
Native speakers
8,100 (2013) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pcn
Glottolog piti1243
ELP Piti
Bishi [2]
PeopleAbishi

Piti (Pitti, Bishi, Bisi) is a minor Kainji language of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Bishi speakers live in at least 26 villages.

Ngmgbang (Riban, Rigmgbang) was formerly listed as a dialect of Bishi, but is clearly a distinct although related language. It is spoken in a few villages in Kaduna State. [2]

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References

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