Deno language

Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria
Deno
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
(6,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3dbb
Glottologdeno1239

Deno (also known as Denawa, Denwa, Be) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa and Fulfulde.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Deno at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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