Warji

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: wji
Alternate Names: Sar, Sarawa, Sirzakwai, Warja, Warjawa
Population: 77,700 (2000).
Location:: Bauchi state: Ningi LGA; Jigawa state: Birnin Kudu LGA.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.2
Dialects: Miya [mkf] may be a dialect.
Typology: Pronouns are marked for tense and aspect; 34 consonants and 6 vowels; tonal (2 level tones).
Language Use: Some of all ages. Also use Hausa [hau], with some shifting to Hausa.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Warji
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Bauchi state: Ningi LGA; Jigawa state: Birnin Kudu LGA.