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Kubi language

Kubi is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Members of the ethnic group now speak Hausa.

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Kubi
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Ethnicity1,500 (1995)1
Extinct19401
Language codes
ISO 639-3kof
Glottologkubi1239
ELPKubi

Kubi (also known as Kuba, Kubawa) is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Members of the ethnic group now speak Hausa.1

Kubi is a village that is known as a member of the Za'ar tribe and also speaks the same language.

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  1. Kubi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon