Ga'anda language

Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ga (also known as Ganda, Ga'andu, Mokar, Makwar) is a Biu-Mandara language spoken by about 43,000 people in the Gombi Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria. Many speakers live across the length and breadth of Nigeria. It has three dialects, Ga'anda, Gabun and Boga; Blench (2006) classifies Gabun is a separate language.[2]

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...
Ga'anda
Kaandata
Native toNigeria
RegionAdamawa State
Native speakers
(43,000 cited 1992)[1]
Dialects
  • Ga’anda
  • Gabin
  • Fartata
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3gqa
Glottologgaan1243
Close

Blench (2019) lists Kaɓәn and Fәrtata as Ga’anda varieties.[3]

Notes

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.