Bade

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
bde
Alternate Names
Badanci, Bedde, Bede, Gidgid
Autonym
Gabaden
User Population

356,000 (2020).

Location

Yobe state: Bade, Jakusko, Borsari and Bade LGAs; Jigawa state: Guri LGA; Bauchi state: Zaki LGA.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.1, Bade Proper
Dialects

Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa), Southern Bade (Bade-Kado), Western Bade (Amshi, Maagwaram, Magwaram), Shirawa (Shira). Amshi 91% and Southern 87% of all Bade dialects. Ngizim [ngi] and Duwai [dbp] not intelligible of Bade. Shirawa dialect is extinct (2018 R. Blench). Lexical similarity: 63% with Ngizim [ngi], 61% with Duwai [dbp].

Language Use

Home, village. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Also use Hausa [hau], with some youth shifting to Hausa. Also use Manga Kanuri [kby].

Language Development

Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bade
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion.