Shiroro | |
Also Known As: | Pongu |
Region: | Nigeria |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Kainji |
Glotto: | shir1275 |
Glottorefname: | Shiroro |
The Shiroro languages, also known as the Pongu languages, form a branch of the Kainji languages of Nigeria. They are spoken near Shiroro Lake.
There are four basic divisions within Shiroro:[1]
The Baushi language cluster constitutes half a dozen languages.