Ngas language

Ngas
Ngas
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	(400,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Angas (A.3) Ngas; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	anc
Glottolog	ngas1240
	Ethnic territories (tan) of the Ngas-speaking people (Angas) in Nigeria

Ngas, or Angas, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. The language has two dialects: Hill Angas and Plain Angas. Ngas language is one of the major languages in Plateau State, the 1952 census puts it as the largest ethnic group in Plateau State. Retired General Yakubu Gowon is a prominent Nigerian who is of Ngas extraction.

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