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Daba

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3dbq

Population  24,000 in Cameroon (2007). Population total all countries: 25,000.
Region  North Province, Mayo-Louti Division, northwest of Guider in Mayo-Oulo and Guider subdivisions; Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Hina and Bourrah subdivisions. Also in Nigeria.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 53
Alternate names   Dabba
Dialects  Nive, Pologozom.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.7
Language development  Dictionary. NT: 1992.
Writing system  Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name   Daba
Population  1,000 in Nigeria (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Region  Adamawa state, Mubi LGA, between Mubi and Bahuli. 1 village.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 250
Alternate names  Dabba
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GIGER, Martha; LIENHARD, Ruth, compilers. 1982. Deftere zlim kǝnigi ma Cǝba Cǝba ta ma Daba, ta ma Pǝlata, baw tama Masara (Petit lexique daba—foulfouldé—français).

GIGER, Marti, author. 1980. Daba narrative.  Available online

GIGER, Marti; LIENHARD, Ruth, authors. 1976. Daba grammar, phrase level sorting work paper.  Available online

GIGER, Marti; LIENHARD, Ruth, authors. 1980. Les relations entre les propositions en langue daba.  Available online

GIGER, Marti; LIENHARD, Ruth, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1986. Document de référence pour la standardisation de la langue daba.  Available online

LIENHARD, Ruth, author. 1977. Tone in Daba.  Available online

LIENHARD, Ruth, author. 1978. Daba grammar, clause level sorting work paper.  Available online

LIENHARD, Ruth, author. 1980. Le verbe en daba.  Available online

LIENHARD, Ruth, author. 2000. Restoring relationships: theological reflections on shame and honor among the daba and bana of Cameroon.

LIENHARD, Ruth; WIESEMANN, Ursula, authors. 1986. "La modalité du verbe daba."

WEDEKIND, Klaus, author. 1976. "Kolá, tpalá, ou ʔkpalá? Notes sur les occlusives doubles dans la langue daba-mousgoy (kola) du Nord-Cameroun."

Vernacular Publications

1981 [Calendrier] = 1981 [Calendar] . 1981.

Cubu age matike tik. 1981.

Cubu ege medike tik. 1980.

Dal bilarzi. 1993.

Dal kǝn ra ti kawoh wǝr, hoh ka jan ka wayu ita a nja siki?. 1993.

Dal Sida. 1993.

Ɗawa pompo ma nja ka mǝc kǝn ma fiɗiɗigi ma ngavi kǝn ham a donu: Hi mar talan hini ka hǝl kǝzǝɗ a ɗawa pompo toku. 1992.

Deftere a tala nǝf kǝn (Livre de calcul 1 en langue daba). 2003.

Kǝzǝɗ a tala ndǝn kǝn pana pana. 1985.

Manuel pour lire et écrire la langue daba. 1975.

Mataməna Kandi, A nja siki ndiri ta liɓlay a janni ɓən na tak Sida. Ɓən kən ndiri ta liɓlay. Ɗerewol na janga. 2010.

Nja Zǝrmba mata nja a tala hayǝk. 1982.

Pan Musa ege mandala tik Tǝmbaya. 1980.

Pan Zewa age mandala tik Tǝmba. 1981.

Təmbaya tete je tik 3 (Toumbaya et sa famille: Syllabaire 3). 1993.

Tǝmbaya tete je tik. 1980.

Tizi ege wǝrti tik Karmba 1. 1989.