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Basa-Gumna (also known as Basa Kuta, Basa-Kaduna or Gwadara Basa) is an extinct Kainji language of Nigeria. It was spoken in Chanchaga, Niger state, and Nasarawa, near the Basa homeland. Speakers have shifted to Hausa.

Gumna is situated about 10 kilometers to the west of the Tegina-Zungeru road. Around 1963, Basa-Gumna speakers moved to the road and currently live in Yakila town, where only two semi-speakers were found in 1986. They also live two nearby hamlets, both called Basa, which are located west of the road.

References

1. ^ "Bassa-Kuta". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. "Basa-Gumna". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-29. The last fluent speaker shifted to Hausa by 1987.
3. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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