Tso (Tsóbó, Lotsu, Cibbo) is one of the

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of eastern

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Dialects

The language is known as ''nyi tsó'', while the people are known as ''Tsobo'' só-bó The ethnic subgroups are, *Bərbou *Swaabou *Gusobu A subsection of the Gusobu may also live in Luzoo settlement. Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of

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ing.Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014
The languages of the Tula – Waja Group
Adamawa Languages Project.

References

Waja languages Languages of Nigeria {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub