Bade | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bde
Alternate Names: Badanci, Bedde, Bede, Gidgid
Autonym: Gabaden
Population: 356,000 (2020).
Location:: Yobe state: Bade, Jakusko, Borsari and Bade LGAs; Jigawa state: Guri LGA; Bauchi state: Zaki LGA.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.1, Bade Proper
Dialects: Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa), Southern Bade (Bade-Kado), Western Bade (Amshi, Maagwaram, Magwaram), Shirawa (Shira). Amshi 91% and Southern 87% of all Bade dialects. Ngizim [ngi] and Duwai [dbp] not intelligible of Bade. Shirawa dialect is extinct (2018 R. Blench). Lexical similarity: 63% with Ngizim [ngi], 61% with Duwai [dbp].
Language Use: Home, village. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Also use Hausa [hau], with some youth shifting to Hausa. Also use Manga Kanuri [kby].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bade
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Yobe state: Bade, Jakusko, Borsari and Bade LGAs; Jigawa state: Guri LGA; Bauchi state: Zaki LGA.