Glavda

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
glw
Alternate Names
Galavda, Galvaxdaxa, Gelebda, Glanda, Guelebda, Wakura
User Population

28,500 in Nigeria (2000). Total users in all countries: 31,300.

Location

Borno state: Gwoza LGA, mainly Nggoshe village; Agapalawa, Amuda, Ashigashiya, Kerawa, Pelekwa, and Vale villages.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Dialects

Bokwa, Ngoshie (Ngweshe), Glavda. Lexical similarity: 85% with Cineni [cie], 70%–72% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 52% with Dghwede [dgh], 51% with Gvoko [ngs], 44% with Hdi [xed], and 43% with Lamang [hia] and Vemgo-Mabas [vem] (Hamm 2004b).

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1967–2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Glavda
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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