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Daza
Dazawa
Native to Nigeria
Region Bauchi State
Native speakers
100 (2022) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dzd
Glottolog daza1244

Daza or (in Hausa) Dazawa is listed by Blench (2006) as a Chadic language within the Bole group, [2] spoken in a few villages of Darazo LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was confirmed to exist in 2021. [3] The language is nearly extinct with only elderly speakers speaking the language. Native speakers have shifted to Hausa. [1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Daza at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  3. ^ "ISO 639-3 Registration. Authority Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). iso639-3.sil.org. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.