Ga (also known as Ganda, Ga'andu, Mokar, Makwar) is a Biu-Mandara language spoken by about 43,000 people in the Gombi Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria. Many speakers live across the length and breadth of Nigeria. It has three dialects, Ga'anda, Gabun and Boga; Blench (2006) classifies Gabun is a separate language.[2]

Ga'anda
Kaandata
Native toNigeria
RegionAdamawa State
Native speakers
(43,000 cited 1992)[1]
Dialects
  • Ga’anda
  • Gabin
  • Fartata
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3gqa
Glottologgaan1243

Blench (2019) lists Kaɓәn and Fәrtata as Ga’anda varieties.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ga'anda at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  3. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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