Ajawa language
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| Ajawa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
| Extinct | ca. 1930[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ajw |
| Glottolog | ajaw1236 |
Ajawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Ajawa became extinct between 1920 and 1940 as speakers switched to Hausa.[1][2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Ajawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). An atlas of Nigerian languages. Cambridge, UK: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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