Putai language

Putai
Marghi West
Native toNigeria
RegionBorno State
Native speakers
(undated figure of 50)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mfl
Glottologputa1243
ELPPutai
Linguasphere18-GBB-c

Putai also known as Marghi West is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Margi Putai people in northeastern Nigeria. The language is dying out and being replaced by Kanuri.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Putai at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Putai language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon