Guduf-Gava

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: gdf
Alternate Names: Afkabiye, Gudupe
Population: 55,900 (2000).
Location:: Borno state: Gwoza LGA, mainly Cikide, Gava, and Guduf.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Dialects: Cikide (Chikide), Guduf (Gbuwhe, Kәdupaxa, Lamang, Lipedeke, Ɓuxe), Gava (Gawa, Kәdupaxa, Ley Laxaya, Linggava, Wakura, Yaghwatadaxa, Yawotatacha, Yawotataxa, Yaxmare). Lexical similarity: 78%–82% with Cineni [cie], 72% with Glavda [glw], 70% with Dghwede [dgh], 61% with Gvoko [ngs], 48% with Hdi [xed] and Vemgo-Mabas [vem], and 47% with Lamang [hia] (Hamm 2004a).
Language Development: Texts. Bible portions: 1966.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Guduf-Gava
Writing: Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.

Location: Borno state: Gwoza LGA, mainly Cikide, Gava, and Guduf.