Bade languages
| Bade | |
|---|---|
| B.1 West Chadic | |
| Geographic distribution | Borno StateandJigawa State,Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic |
| Glottolog | west2710 |
 West Chadic per Newman (1977) | |
TheBade languages(also known asB.1West Chadic or theBade–Ngizim languages) are a branch ofWest Chadic languagesthat are spoken inBorno StateandJigawa Stateof northernNigeria.Badeis the most widely spoken language with 250,000 speakers, followed byNgizimwith 80,000 speakers.
Languages[edit]
The Bade languages are:[1]
Names and locations[edit]
Below is a comprehensive list of Bade language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]
| Language | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (based on location) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auyokawa(extinct) | Jigawa State,Kafin HausaLGA,Auyo | |||||||||
| Shira(extinct) | Shirawa | Shira town,Jigawa State,Kafin HausaLGA; extinct | ||||||||
| Teshena(extinct) | Teshenawa | Teshena town,Jigawa State,Kafin HausaLGA; extinct | ||||||||
| Bade | Western Bade (Magwaram, Maagwaram), Southern Bade (Bade k-Aɗo), Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa) | Bedde | Gidgid | 31,933 (1952 W&B) includes Duwai and Ngizim; 100,000 (1973 SIL) | Borno State,Bade LGA;Jigawa State,Hadejia LGA | |||||
| Ɗuwai | Duwai | Lvji | Eastern Bade | Borno State,Bade LGA | ||||||
| Ngizim | Ngezzim | 39,200 includes Bade and Ɗuwai (1952 W&B); 25,000 Schuh (1972) | Borno State,Damaturu LGA |
References[edit]
- ^Blench, Roger. 2006.The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List(ms)
- ^Blench, Roger (2019).An Atlas of Nigerian Languages(4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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