Ɗuwai language

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Ɗuwai
Native toNigeria
RegionYobe State, Kano State
Native speakers
11,000 (2000)[1]
Afro-Asiatic
  • Bade–Warji
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
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 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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