| Gbiri-Niragu | |
|---|---|
| Gure-Kahugu | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 2000)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | grh |
| Glottolog | gbir1241 |
| Person | uGbiri |
|---|---|
| People | əGbiri |
| Language | tuGbiri |
Gbiri-Niragu, also known asGure-Kahugu, is aKainji language ofNigeria. Speakers are shifting toHausa.
Tugbiri is the name of the language of the Gbiri people, and is spoken in and around the village ofGure inLere LGA, southernKaduna State.[2] Aniragu speakers live directly to the north of Tugbiri speakers.
Gbiri-Niragu has, or had, aduodecimalnumber system.[3]
| Aniragu | Tugbiri | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | inu | -də |
| 2 | bao | -ba |
| 3 | taro | -tar |
| 4 | nazo | -naaz |
| 5 | ishiko | kishii |
| 6 | tashi | kʊtashɨ |
| 7 | sunduri | kusundəri |
| 8 | nanas | kʊnaaz |
| 9 | kishanoas | kutururi |
| A12 (10) | akernaba | -ikeranaba |
| B12 (11) | kitishui | -lyem |
| 1012 (12) | ripiri | -kpiri |
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