Loo, or Shụŋọ, is an
Adamawa language 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 o ...
. 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.
[ Blench, Roger. ]
An Atlas of Nigerian Languages
', pp. xii and 58 (Third Edition, 2012). Those speakers reside in parts of
Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa Stat ...
and also the adjacent state to the south:
Taraba State
)
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References
Languages of Nigeria
Bambukic languages
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