Mbat

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bau
Alternate Names: Bada’, Badanchi, Badawa, Bat, Garaka, Jar, Jarawan Kogi, Kanna, Mbada, Mbadawa, Plains Jarawa, River Jarawa
Population: 40,000 (2006 SIL), increasing.
Location:: Bauchi state: Bauchi LGA; Gombe state: Alkakeri LGA; Plateau state: Kanam LGA.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Jarawan, Nigerian
Dialects: Mbat (Gagdi-Gum), Galamkya (Gidgid, Gyanggyang). Mbat and Galamkya are mutually intelligible, Mbat intelligible to Duguri [dbm], Duguri [dbm] intelligible to Mbat but not Galamkya, Mama [mma] marginally intelligible to Galamkya and Mbat. Lexical similarity: Mbat 82% with Galamkya, 75% with Duguri [dbm], 67% with Kantana [mma], 64% with Gwak [jgk], 63% with Bankal [jjr], 41% with Labir [jku].
Language Use: Home, village, market, school. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hausa [hau].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Many under 40 are literate in Hausa [hau] and English [eng]. Used in some schools.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mbat
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Bauchi state: Bauchi LGA; Gombe state: Alkakeri LGA; Plateau state: Kanam LGA.