Guduf-Gava language explained

Guduf-Gava
States:Nigeria
Region:Borno State
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:Biu–Mandara
Fam4:Wandala–Mafa
Fam5:Wandala (A.4)
Fam6:West
Iso3:gdf
Glotto:gudu1252
Glottorefname:Guduf-Gava
Dia1:Cineni

Guduf-Gava (also known as Gudupe, Afkabiye) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Borno State, Nigeria. In a 2006 paper, Roger Blench classified Cineni as a dialect.[1]

Blench (2019) lists Cikide as a dialect of Guduf.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  2. Book: Blench, Roger. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. 2019. 4th. Cambridge.