Gade language

Gade (Gad) is an independent Gadoid language of Nigeria.^[2] Glottolog 4.7 (2022) classifies it as an independent branch of Benue-Congo rather than as a Nupoid language of the Gade people.

Gade
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nasarawa state, Niger State, Abuja, Kaduna state, Kogi state
Native speakers	3,200,000 (2006)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Gadoid Gade-Gadoid Gade
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ged
Glottolog	gade1242

There exist Baponu dialect, northern and southern dialects of Gade, which are mutually comprehensible.

Distribution

Ethnologue lists the following locations:

• Federal Capital Territory: Abuja Municipal Area Council and Kuje LGA
• Nasarawa State: Nasarawa town, Toto LGA, Takalfia, Uke, New Ara, Zebede (Kowayarda), Zamba (Panda), Pyanko, etc in Karu LGA, Gora in Keffi LGA, and New Karshi in Karu LGA
• Niger: New Wuse , Iwa Kpụ̀kpụ̀ in Tafa LGA and Tufa, Izom, Lambata in Gurara LGA