Geruma language
Geruma (also known as Gerema, Germa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Duurum and Sum. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.[1]
| Geruma | |
|---|---|
| Gyeermu | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | 9,000 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gea |
| Glottolog | geru1240 |
| ELP | Geruma |
| Gyeermu (Geerum)[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | na Gyeermu |
| People | Gyeermu |
| Language | Gyeermu |
Notes
- Geruma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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