Dghwede | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: dgh
Alternate Names: Azaghvana, Dehoxde, Hude, Johode, Tghuade, Toghwede, Traude, Wa’a, Zaghvana
Autonym: Dghwéɗè
Population: 30,000 (1980 UBS).
Location:: Borno state: Gwoza LGA.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69%–70% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 64% with Gvoko [ngs]. 60% with Cineni [cie], 52% with Glavda [glw], and 50% with Hdi [xed], Lamang [hia], and Vemgo-Mabas [vem] (Hamm 2004b).
Language Development: NT: 1980.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dghwede
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 2006.

Location: Borno state: Gwoza LGA.