Kwa

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
kwb
Alternate Names
Baa, Kwah
Population

7,000 (1992).

Location

Adamawa State, Numan LGA, Gyakan and Kwa towns, near Munga.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Kwa
Dialects

Gyakan, Kwa.

Language Use

Also use Bacama [bcy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kwa
Other Comments

Different from Kwa’ [bko] of Cameroon in the Bamileke group. Traditional religion, Christian.