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Dadiya
ISO 639-3: dbd
| Population |
30,000 (1998). |
| Region |
Gombe state, Balanga LGA; Taraba state, Karim Lamido LGA; Adamawa state, Numan LGA, between Dadiya and Bambam. |
| Language map |
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 267
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| Alternate names |
Daadiya, Dadia, Loodiya |
| Dialects |
Tunga (Boleri), Loofiyo, Kookwila, Loofaa. Dialect names are also names of settlements. |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Waja-Jen, Waja, Dadiya |
| Comments |
Agriculturalists: grain, peanuts, beans, rice, cotton. Traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Vernacular Publications
Ta̱lta̱m kiyota̱m ja̱bo̱ mu̱lata̱m na̱n nyiyo daddi̱ya: masomin karatu da rubutun yaren Dadiya bugu na farko. 2008.