Ga (also known as Ganda, Ga'andu, Mokar, Makwar) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 500,000 people in the

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. Many speakers live across the length and breadth of

. It has three dialects, Ga'anda, Gabun and Boga; Blench (2006) classifies Gabun is a separate language.Blench, 2006
The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List
(ms) Its speakers are generally not monolingual in Ga'anda, instead, they use

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, Lala, Hona, Kilba, Fulfulde, and Bura. Ga'anda has a rich cultural heritage, its natives are very hospitable people. 70% of its population are Christians, 20% Muslims and 10% Traditionalists. Blench (2019) lists Kaɓәn and Fәrtata as Ga’anda varieties.

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References

World Atlas of Language Structures entry for Ga'anda
* Roxana Ma Newman. 1971. "A Case Grammar of Ga'anda," University of California at Los Angeles PhD dissertation. Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Nigeria {{Nigeria-stub