Concept information
Preferred term
gqaGa'anda
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Gaanda (also known as Ganda, Gaandu, Mokar, Makwar) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 10,000 people in the Adamawa state of Nigeria. Some speakers live in the Song, Gyuk, Mubi, and Biu (Borno State) LGAs. It has 2 dialects, Gaanda and Gabin. Its speakers are generally not monolingual in Gaanda, instead, they use Hausa and Fulfulde as well. They are becoming more interested in education; Ga'anda has a secondary school. The traditional religions of the people are Christian and Muslim.
Entry terms
- Ga'anda language
ISO 639-3 code
- gqa
Notation
- gqa
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/gqa
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