Kainji language subgroup of Nigeria
TheShammo (Shammɔ) orJere languages are spoken in north-centralNigeria.[1] They form a subgroup within theEast Kainji languages.[2]
A common greeting,Shammɔ, is used in all of the Shammo languages.[2]
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