Lamang

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: hia
Alternate Names: Gbuhwe, Laamang, Waha
Population: 40,000 (1993).
Location:: Adamawa state: Michika LGA; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Lamang
Dialects: Zaladva (North Lamang), Ghumbagha (Central Lamang), Ghudavan (Ghudeven, Ghudәvәn, South Lamang). 37% intelligibility of Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 31% of Hide [xed]. North Lamang subdialects: Zaladeva (Alataghwa), Dzuba, Leghva (Luhuva), Gwoza-Wakane; Central Lamang (Ghumbagha) sub-dialects: Hedkala (Hidkala, Xidkala, Hitkala, Hitkalanchi), Waga (Waha, Woga, Wagga), Dlige. Lexical similarity: 81% with Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 76% with Hdi [xed], 61% with Gvoko [ngs], 50% with Dghwede [dgh], 46%–47% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 43% with Glavda [glw], and 42% with Cineni [cie] (Hamm 2004a).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1995.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lamang
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1999.

Location: Adamawa state: Michika LGA; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.