Nggwahyi language

Chadic language of Nigeria
Nggwahyi
Native toNigeria
RegionBorno State
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngx
Glottolognggw1242
ELPNggwahyi
Linguasphere18-GBB-b

Nggwahyi (Ngwaxi, Ngwohi) is a minor Chadic language of Nigeria. Nggwahyi is considered a threatened language.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nggwahyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ueki, Kaori; Simpson, Sean; Okura, Eve; Lee, Nala Huiying; Campbell, Lyle (2013-02-28). "New knowledge: Findings from the Catalogue of Endangered Languages". hdl:10125/26145. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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