Bade languages

The Bade languages (also known as B.1 West Chadic or the Bade–Ngizim languages) are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Borno State and Jigawa State of northern Nigeria. Bade is the most widely spoken language with 250,000 speakers, followed by Ngizim with 80,000 speakers.

Bade
B.1 West Chadic
Geographic
distribution
Borno State and Jigawa State, Nigeria
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
Glottologwest2710
West Chadic per Newman (1977)
Main Chadic-speaking peoples in Nigeria

Languages

The Bade languages are:[1]

Names and locations

Below is a comprehensive list of Bade language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]

LanguageClusterDialectsAlternate spellingsOwn name for languageEndonym(s)Other names (based on location)Other names for languageExonym(s)SpeakersLocation(s)
Auyokawa (extinct)Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA, Auyo
Shira (extinct)ShirawaShira town, Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA; extinct
Teshena (extinct)TeshenawaTeshena town, Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA; extinct
BadeWestern Bade (Magwaram, Maagwaram), Southern Bade (Bade k-Aɗo), Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa)BeddeGidgid31,933 (1952 W&B) includes Duwai and Ngizim; 100,000 (1973 SIL)Borno State, Bade LGA; Jigawa State, Hadejia LGA
ƊuwaiDuwaiLvjiEastern BadeBorno State, Bade LGA
NgizimNgezzim39,200 includes Bade and Ɗuwai (1952 W&B); 25,000 Schuh (1972)Borno State, Damaturu LGA

References

  1. Blench, Roger. 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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