Kariya language
| Kariya | |
|---|---|
| Vìnà Hə̀ | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1995) |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kil |
| Glottolog | kari1316 |
| ELP | Kariya |
| People | Wììhə́ |
|---|---|
| Language | Vìnà Hə̀ |
Kariya or Vinahə (Vìnà Hə̀), is an Afroasiatic language spoken in a cluster of villages near the Stone Age archaeological site of Kariya Wuro in Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The ethnic group is known as Wììhə́.
The Wiihə people have a highly rich and complex ritual culture that includes elaborate masquerades, a circumcision ceremony known as sár, a ritual calendar, and so on.