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Ngas
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(400,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Chadic
    • West Chadic
      • Bole–Angas
        • Angas (A.3)
          • Ngas
Language codes
ISO 639-3anc
Glottologngas1240
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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b Ngas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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