Gude is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in Mubi South LGA and in Borno State in some parts of Askira-Uba LGA. It is also spoken in neighboring Cameroon. Different dialects are spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.[1]
| Gude | |
|---|---|
| Cheke | |
| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa State, Borno State; Far North Province, North Province |
Native speakers | (90,000 cited 1987–1992)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gde |
| Glottolog | gude1246 |
Gude is also spoken in the southern part of Bourrha commune (Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region) and the western end of Mayo-Oulo district (Mayo-Louti department, North Region). It is spoken by about 28,000 people.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Gude at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
References
edit- J.T. Hoskison. 1983. "A Grammar and Dictionary of the Gude Language," Ohio State University PhD dissertation.
- René Canac Marquis. 1987. Word orders in Gude and the VSO Parameter. in Frajzyngier, Zygmunt, Current progress in Chadic linguistics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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