Gade language

Gade
Gade
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nasarawa state
Native speakers	(72,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Ebira–Gade Gade; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ged
Glottolog	gade1242

Last updated February 16, 2025

Gade (Gad) is a Gadoid language of Nigeria. Glottolog 4.7 (2022) classifies it as an independent branch of Benue-Congo rather than as a Nupoid language of the Gade people.

There exist Baponu dialect, northern and southern dialects of Gade, which are mutually comprehensible.

Distribution

Ethnologue lists the following locations:

Federal Capital Territory: Abuja Municipal Area Council and Kuje LGA
Nasarawa State: Nasarawa town, Toto LGA, and New Karshi in Karu LGA

References

↑ Gade at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] Gade at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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