Bade
A language of Nigeria
| Population | 250,000 (1993). |
| Region | Yobe state, Bade LGA; Jigawa state, Hadejia LGA. |
| Language map |
Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 208 |
| Alternate names | Bedde, Bede, Gidgid |
| Dialects | Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa), Southern Bade (Bade-Kado), Western Bade (Magwaram, Maagwaram), Shirawa. Similar to Duwai [dbp], Ngizim [ngi]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.1, Bade Proper |
| Language use | Shifting to Hausa [hau]. Shirawa dialect extinct. Also use Hausa [hau], Kanuri [kby], or Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. |
| Comments | Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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