Ninzo people

Ninzo
Total population
131,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria
Languages
Ninzo
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Nikyob-Nindem, Mada, Ham, Koro, Atyap, Berom, Jukun

Ninzo people (also Gbhu and Ninzam[1][2]), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Ninzo language, a western Plateau language of Nigeria.[3] The speakers of the Sambe language, a now presumed extinct language spoken in a village with same name have now incorporated with the Ninzo.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Joshua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "People Groups". Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Ethnologue entry on Ninzo
  4. ^ Blench, Roger (2001). "Foundation for Endangered Languages". ogmios. Retrieved December 26, 2021.