Gwa language

Not to be confused with Peve language or Gwa language (Ghana).

Gwa
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	980 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu? (Zone A) Mbam Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Lame–Gwa Gwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gwb`
Glottolog	`gwaa1239`^[2]
Linguasphere	`99-AAB-b`

Gwa is one of the Southern Bantoid Jarawan languages of Nigeria. It is closely related to Lame.

References

↑ Gwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gwa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Mbam languages

Sanaga	Leti Tuki

West	Bati Nomaande Nyokon Tunen Tuotomb Yambeta

Yambasa	Elip Mmaala Mbule Nubaca Nugunu Yangben

Jarawan	Bile Dulbu Gwa Jarawa Kulung Labir Lame Mama Mbula-Bwazza Shiki

Other	Bube

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