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Gwara language

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Gwara
iGwara
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State, Nassarawa State
Native speakers
a few hundred fluent speakers to < 3,000 with some knowledge (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologgwar1240
Gwara[2]
PersonuŋGwara
PeopleaGwara
LanguageiGwara

Gwara (iGwara) is a newly reported Plateau language[3] of Nigeria. It was first noted in the literature by Roger Blench in 2009. There are marked similarities with the related language Idun, but some of these may be due to borrowing.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roger Blench (2009), "Gwara, an unknown language of Central Nigeria"
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Gwara". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.