Tso (Tsóbó, Lotsu, Cibbo) is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria.
Dialects The language is known as nyi tsó, while the people are known as Tsobo [tsó-bó]. They are called Pire by their neighbors. The ethnic subgroups are, Bərbou Swaabou Gusobu
A subsection of the Gusobu may also live in Luzoo settlement.
Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of word tabooing.Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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