Ahwai

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3

Population

15,000 (2006 M. Rueck, K. Hannelová, and Z. Yoder).

Location

Kaduna State, Sanga LGA, southwest of Fadan Karshe, about 25 villages surrounding Ahwai mountain.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Ndun (Indun, Nandu), Nyeng (Hanyeng, Ningon), Shakara (Isakara, Tari). Nyeng 94% intelligible of Ndun, Shakara 88% of Nyeng and Ndun.

Language Use

Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Hausa [hau] at home. Use Hausa and English [eng] with outsiders.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.