Mada | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: mda
Alternate Names: Madda, Yidda
Autonym: Mada
Population: 100,000 (1993 SIL).
Location:: Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA on southern border; Kaura LGA; Nassarawa state: Akwanga and Nasarawa-Eggon LGAs.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Southwestern, A
Dialects: Rija, Gbugyar, Anjagwa, Ancho, Buhar, Akwanga, Ungwar Zaria.
Typology: SOV; noun head initial; 21 consonants and 8 vowels; tonal (5 tones: 3 level, 1 rising, 1 falling); tone alternation marks pluralization.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mada
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.
Other Comments: Different from Mada [mxu] of Cameroon. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA on southern border; Kaura LGA; Nassarawa state: Akwanga and Nasarawa-Eggon LGAs.