Mada
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A language of Nigeria
Alternate Names
Madda, Yidda
Autonym
Mada
User Population
100,000 (1993 SIL).
Location
Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA on southern border; Kaura LGA; Nassarawa state: Akwanga and Nasarawa-Eggon LGAs.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Rija, Gbugyar, Anjagwa, Ancho, Buhar, Akwanga, Ungwar Zaria.
Typology
SOV; noun head initial; 21 consonants and 8 vowels; tonal (5 tones: 3 level, 1 rising, 1 falling); tone alternation marks pluralization.
Language Use
Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1999.
Different from Mada [mxu] of Cameroon. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.