Sambe is a presumably extinct
Plateau language
The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria.
Berom and Eggon have the most speak ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
once spoken in the village of the same name. The Sambe people have shifted to
Ninzo.
Sambe is unusual in contrasting and , a
rare distinction in the world’s languages. For example,
: "cough"
: "choose"
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References
Languages of Nigeria
Alumic languages
Extinct languages of Africa
Languages extinct in the 21st century
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