Kwa

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: kwb
Alternate Names: Baa, Kwah, nyaa Báà
Population: 7,000 (1992).
Location:: Adamawa state: Lamurda and Numan LGAs, Gyakan and Kwa towns, near Munga; Taraba state: Karim-Lamido LGA.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Kwa
Dialects: Gyakan, Kwa.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Bacama [bcy].
Other Comments: Different from Kwa’ [bko] of Cameroon in the Bamileke group. Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Adamawa state: Lamurda and Numan LGAs, Gyakan and Kwa towns, near Munga; Taraba state: Karim-Lamido LGA.