| Hasha | |
|---|---|
| Yashi | |
| hàʃà | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Nassarawa State |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ybj |
| Glottolog | hash1238 |
| ELP | Hasha |
| haʃa[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | háʃà |
| People | háʃa |
| Language | hàʃà |
Hasha, also known asYashi, is aPlateau language ofNasarawa StateNigeria. It has an idiosyncratic system of reduplicating the first syllable of noun stems, apparently under the influence of theChadic languageSha.
Hasha is spoken by about 3,000 people in Kwààn (Yàshì Sarki; Bwora), which is the main settlement, and also in the two nearby villages of Hàshàsu (Yàshì Pá) and Hùsù (Yàshì Madaki; Kusu).[2][3]
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