The North Bauchi languages (also called the B.2 West Chadic or Warji languages) are a branch of

West Chadic languages The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and a major language of West Africa. Languages The branches of West Chadic go either by ...

that are spoken in

Bauchi State Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ea ...

, northern

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. An extensive survey of the North Bauchi (Warji) languages had been done by Skinner (1977). Culturally, North Bauchi language speakers are unique for their chestharp, a fusion of the

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with the chest bow.

Languages

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Names and locations

Below is a comprehensive list of North Bauchi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).

Reconstruction

Proto-North Bauchi (Proto-Warji) quasi-reconstructions by

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(2012):Blench, Roger. 2012.
Linguistic and cultural background to the North Bauchi region and the Wiihə people
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References

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