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Piti language

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

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Piti
Bishi
Native toNigeria
RegionLere and Kauru, Kaduna State
Native speakers
8,100 (2013)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3pcn
Glottologpiti1243
ELPPiti
Bishi2
PeopleAbishi
LanguageIbishi

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

References

References

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