Bade languages

The Bade (also called B.1 West Chadic) languages are a branch of West Chadic languages. They are spoken in the Borno and Jigawa States of North Nigeria. Bade is the most widely spoken Bade langauge. It is where the branch gets its name.

Bade
B.1 West Chadic
Geographic distribution:	Borno State and Jigawa State, Nigeria
Linguistic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bade
Subdivisions:	—
West Chadic per Newman (1977)

Languages

The Bade languages are:^[1]

• Duwai
• Bade
• Shira (†)
• Ngizim
• Teshenawa (†)
• Auyokawa (†)

† = Extinct language