Piya-Kwonci | |
Nativename: | Ambandi |
States: | Nigeria |
Region: | Bauchi State |
Speakers: | 5,000 |
Date: | 1992 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
Fam2: | Chadic |
Fam3: | West Chadic |
Fam4: | Bole–Angas |
Fam5: | Bole–Tangale (A.2) |
Fam6: | Tangale (South) |
Dia1: | Piya |
Dia2: | Kwonci |
Iso3: | piy |
Glotto: | piya1245 |
Glottorefname: | Piya-Kwonci |
Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia, Wurkum) is a minor West Chadic language cluster of Nigeria consisting of Piya and Kwonci. The autonym for the people is Ambandi.
2. J. Adelberger "A Comprehensive Ethnographic Overview of the Muri Mountains (Northern Nigeria)", Mandaras Publishing 2024, Ramsgate, Kent (UK) (e-publication: https://www.mandaras.info/Muri-Mountains.html)