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| Piti | |
|---|---|
| Bishi or Abisi | |
| Native to | Kaduna Nigeria |
| Region | Lere and Kauru, Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 8,100 (2013)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pcn |
| Glottolog | piti1243 |
| ELP | Piti |
| Bishi[2] | |
|---|---|
| People | Abishi |
| Language | Ibishi |
Piti (Pitti, Bishi, Bisi) is a minor Kainji language of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Bishi speakers live in at least 26 villages.
Ngmgbang (Riban, Rigmgbang) was formerly listed as a dialect of Bishi, but is clearly a distinct although related language. It is spoken in a few villages in Kaduna State.[2]
The Piti people are spread out in Nigeria and beyond. Where their presence is known they constitute a body known as The Piti association eg. Piti Association of Jos.
References
[edit]- ↑ Piti at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 1 2 Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.