Kurama

Kurama
Spoken in	Nigeria ( Kano and Kaduna )
speaker	40,300 (2000)
Linguistic classification	Niger-Congo Atlantic-Congo Benue-Congo Platoid languages Kainji East Kainji North Jos Kauru Kurama
Language codes
ISO 639-3	krh

Kurama is a platoid language within the subgroup of the Benue-Congo languages , which in turn are the largest language group in the Niger-Congo language family .

The language is spoken natively only in Nigeria , with a little over 40,000 speakers (2000 estimate). Kurama speakers can mainly be found in the northern central states of Nigeria , namely Kaduna and Kano .

Web links

• Entry about Kurama in the Ethnologue (English)
• Entry about Kurama in the Glottolog (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ethnologue