Kamo language

Kamo
Kamo
Ma
Native to	eastern Nigeria
Region	Kaltungo and Akko LGAs, Gombe State
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Waja–Kam Waja Awak Kamo; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kcq
Glottolog	kamo1254

Kamo (Ma, Nyii Ma) is a Savannas language of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria.^[2] Their original settlement was on Kamo Hill, but it was abandoned as the speakers gradually moved down into the plains during the 20th century.^[3]

References

^ Kamo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.
^ Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.

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[e18-1] Kamo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Muri-2] Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.

[3] Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.

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