Mburku | |
States: | Nigeria |
Region: | Bauchi State |
Speakers: | 12,000 |
Date: | 2000 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
Fam2: | Chadic |
Fam3: | West Chadic |
Fam4: | Bade–Warji |
Fam5: | Warji (B.2) |
Iso3: | bbt |
Glotto: | mbur1239 |
Glottorefname: | Mburku |
Mburku or Burku is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the West-Chadic subgroup of the Chadic languages. It is estimated to be spoken by 7,000-10,000 people in Miya District of Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria.[1] Although it is still referred to as Mburku in academic sources such as Glottolog, the speakers prefer their language be called Burku. Ethnologue classifies Burku as a stable language not in danger of extinction.