Ɗuwai language

Ɗuwai
Native toNigeria
RegionYobe State, Kano State
Native speakers
11,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dbp
Glottologduwa1244

Ɗuwai (Dó:aí) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jigawa and Kano States, Nigeria.[1]

Writing System

Duwai alphabet[2]
Ə A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E F G H I J K L M N Ŋ O P R R̃ S T U V W Y ʼY Z
ə a b ɓ c d ɗ e f g h i j k l m n ŋ o p r r̃ s t u v w y ʼy z

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ɗuwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Dagona, Bala Wakili (2009). Russell G. Schuh (ed.). Bade-English-Hausa dictionary (Western Dialect) (PDF). Yobe Languages Research Project. p. vii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2016.


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