Dass language explained

Dass
States:Nigeria
Region:Bauchi State, Plateau State
Speakers:8,800
Date:1971 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:West Chadic
Fam4:Barawa (B.3)
Fam5:Zaar
Iso3:dot
Glotto:dass1243
Glottorefname:Dass
Elp2:10492
Elpname2:Dott-->
Dia1:Lukshi
Dia2:Durr-Baraza
Dia3:Zumbul
Dia4:Wandi
Dia5:Dot

Dass (also known as Barawa) is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.

Varieties

Blench (2019) lists varieties as belonging to the Dass cluster:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blench, Roger. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. 2019. 4th. Cambridge.