Nggwahyi language

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Nggwahyi
Native to Nigeria
Region Borno State
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1995) [1]
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ngx
Glottolog nggw1242
ELP Nggwahyi
Linguasphere 18-GBB-b

Nggwahyi (Ngwaxi, Ngwohi) is a minor Chadic language of Nigeria. Nggwahyi is considered a threatened language. [2]

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References

  1. Nggwahyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Ueki, Kaori; Simpson, Sean; Okura, Eve; Lee, Nala Huiying; Campbell, Lyle (2013-02-28). "New knowledge: Findings from the Catalogue of Endangered Languages". hdl:10125/26145.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)