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Dadiya

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3dbd

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
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.