The Bade languages (also known as B.1 West Chadic or the Bade–Ngizim 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

Borno State Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern borde ...

and

Jigawa State Jigawa State ( Hausa: ''Jihar Jigawa'' (Fula Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1991 from the northeastern-most region of Ka ...

of northern

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 ...

. Bade is the most widely spoken language with 250,000 speakers, followed by Ngizim with 80,000 speakers.

Languages

The Bade languages are:Blench, Roger. 2006
The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List
(ms) * Duwai * Bade * Shira (†) * Ngizim * Teshenawa (†) * Auyokawa (†)

Names and locations

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

References

External links

UCLA Yobe Languages Project
{{Authority control West Chadic languages Languages of Nigeria