Waja (also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya) is a

Savannas language The Savannas languages, also known as Gur–Adamawa or Adamawa–Gur, is a branch of the Niger–Congo languages that includes Greenberg's Gur and Adamawa–Ubangui families. History of classification The Gur–Adamawa link was demonstrated in ...

of eastern

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. Dialectical differences between Deruwo (Wajan Dutse) and Waja proper (Wajan Kasa) are slight.

Dialects

Waja dialects:Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014
The languages of the Tula – Waja Group
Adamawa Languages Project. *''Wɩyáà'' (''Wajan Kasa''), spoken in ten settlements, including Talasse (main settlement that is home to the Emir of Waja). *''Derúwò'' (''Hill Waja'' or ''Wajan Dutse''), spoken in Deri. There are two varieties: **Putoki, Kulani, and Degri **Sikkam and Degri

References

Waja languages Languages of Nigeria {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub