Bura language

Bura
Bura
Mya Bura or Bura-Pabir
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Borno State, Adamawa State, Yobe State, Gombe State
Native speakers	510,000 (2020)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Bura–Higi Bura languages (A.2) Bura; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bwr
Glottolog	bura1292
Linguasphere	18-GBB-d (-da -db -dc)

Bura-Pabir (also known as Bura, Burra, Bourrah, Pabir, Babir, Babur, Barburr, Mya Bura, Kwojeffa, Huve, Huviya) is a Chadic language spoken in North-eastern Nigeria by the Babur/Bura people. Dialects include Pela, Bura Pela, Hill Bura, Hyil Hawul, Bura Hyilhawul, and Plain Bura. The language is closely related to Kilba, Chibok, Margi and a few other north-eastern Nigerian Languages.

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