Glavda

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: glw
Alternate Names: Galavda, Galvaxdaxa, Gelebda, Glanda, Guelebda, Wakura
Population: 28,500 in Nigeria (2000). Total users in all countries: 31,300.
Location:: Borno state: Gwoza LGA, mainly Nggoshe village; Agapalawa, Amuda, Ashigashiya, Kerawa, Pelekwa, and Vale villages.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Dialects: Bokwa, Ngoshie (Ngweshe), Glavda. Lexical similarity: 85% with Cineni [cie], 70%–72% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 52% with Dghwede [dgh], 51% with Gvoko [ngs], 44% with Hdi [xed], and 43% with Lamang [hia] and Vemgo-Mabas [vem] (Hamm 2004b).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1967–2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Glavda
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Cameroon

Location: Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Koza subdivision, on Nigeria border, Gelvaxdaxa village area south of Ashigashia.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened)
Other Comments: Different from Vale [vae] of Chad and Central African Republic, which is Central Sudanic.

Location: Borno state: Gwoza LGA, mainly Nggoshe village; Agapalawa, Amuda, Ashigashiya, Kerawa, Pelekwa, and Vale villages.