Gbantu (Gwantu) is a

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. ''Gwantu'' is the name of the principal dialect; the others are Numana, Janda and Numbu.

Varieties

Blench (2019) lists the following varieties in what he calls the ''Numbu–Gbantu-Nunku–Numana'' cluster. *Numbu *Gbantu *Nunku (three sub-dialects) **Nunku (spoken in Nunku and Ungwar Mallam) **Nunkucu (spoken in Nunkucu and Anku) **sub-dialect spoken in Nicok (Ungwar Jatau) and Ungwan Makama villages *Numana

References

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