Pa’a

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
pqa
Alternate Names
Afa, Afanci, Afawa, Fa’awa, Foni, Fucaka, Fuucəka, Pa’anci, Pa’awa, Paha, Pala
User Population

8,000 (1995 CAPRO).

Location

Bauchi state: Bauchi and Ningi LGAs.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.2
Language Use

Some of all ages. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hausa [hau], with some shifting to Hausa.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 1%. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pa’a
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.