Waja language
| Waja | |
|---|---|
| Wɪyáà | |
| Region | eastern Nigeria |
Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wja |
| Glottolog | waja1259 |
Waja (also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya) is a Savannas language of northeastern Nigeria.[2] Dialectical differences between Deruwo (Wajan Dutse) and Waja proper (Wajan Kasa) are slight.
Dialects
[edit source]Waja dialects:[3]
- Wɩyáà (Wajan Kasa), spoken in ten settlements, including Talasse (main settlement that is home to the Emir of Waja).
- Derúwò (Hill Waja or Wajan Dutse), spoken in Deri. There are two varieties:
- Putoki, Kulani, and Degri
- Sikkam and Degri
References
[edit source]- ↑ Waja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.
- ↑ Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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