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Loo language

Loo, or Shụŋọ, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is one of the more than 500 native languages spoken in that country. As of 1992, the approximate number of Loo speakers was 8,000. Those speakers reside in parts of Gombe State and also the adjacent state to the south: Taraba State.

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Loo
Shụŋọ
Native toNigeria
RegionGombe State, Taraba State
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1992)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ldo
Glottologlooo1238

Loo, or Shụŋọ, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is one of the more than 500 native languages spoken in that country. As of 1992, the approximate number of Loo speakers was 8,000.2 Those speakers reside in parts of Gombe State and also the adjacent state to the south: Taraba State.2

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References

  1. Loo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages, pp. xii and 58 (Third Edition, 2012).