Gade language
| Gade | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Nasarawa state |
Native speakers | 72,000 (2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ged |
| Glottolog | gade1242 |
Gade (Gad) is a Gadoid language of Nigeria. Glottolog 4.7 (2022) classifies it as an independent branch of Benue-Congo rather than as a Nupoid language of the Gade people.
There exist Baponu dialect, northern and southern dialects of Gade, which are mutually comprehensible.
Distribution
[edit]Ethnologue lists the following locations:
- Federal Capital Territory: Abuja Municipal Area Council and Kuje LGA
- Nasarawa State: Nasarawa town, Toto LGA, and New Karshi in Karu LGA
References
[edit]- ^ Gade at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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