Putai language
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| Putai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno State |
Native speakers | unknown (undated figure of 50)[1] |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mfl |
Putai (also known as Marghi West) is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. The language is dying out in favor of Kanuri.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Putai reference at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ↑ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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