Mama language

Mama, or Kantana, is a Bantu language spoken in Nigeria.

Mama
Kantana
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa State
Native speakers	2,000–3,000? (2001)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Mbam-Bube-Jarawan Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Mama
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mma
Glottolog	mama1272

The number of speakers is unclear. A figure of 20,000 was published in 1973.^[2] In 2011, "Kantana" (presumably the same language) was said to have 2,000–3,000 speakers, mostly over 25 years old.^[1] A partial count of the ethnic community in the 2006 census was 6,000–9,000.