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Gude

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: gde

Population	68,000 in Nigeria (1987). Population total all countries: 96,000.
Region	Adamawa state, Mubi LGA; Borno state, Askira-Uba LGA. Also in Cameroon.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 251
Alternate names	Cheke, Goude, Mapodi, Mapuda, Mocigin, Motchekin, Mudaye, Shede, Tchade
Dialects	Different dialects are spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria but are inherently intelligible.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.8
Language use	Also use Hausa [hau], Nzanyi [nja], Fulfulde [fuv], or English.
Language development	Literacy program in progress. Grammar. NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name	Gude
Population	28,000 in Cameroon.
Region	Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, south Bourrah Subdivision, north and northwest of Dourbeye; North Province, Mayo-Louti Division, extreme north-west Mayo-Oulo Subdivision.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 48
Alternate names	Cheke, Goude, Mapodi, Mocigin, Motchekin, Mubi, Mudaye, Shede, Tchade, Tcheke
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Stephen C.; MENETREY, Catherine, authors. 1990. Tone in Gude -- A first look.  

BRYE, Edward, author. 2002. "A rapid appraisal survey of Jimi, a language of Cameroon (Mayo-Tsanaga division, far north province)."  

BRYE, Edward, author. 2009. "Jimjimen, Gude, Tsuvan, and Sharwa wordlists."  

HOSKISON, James, author. 1974. "Prosodies and verb stems in Gude."

HOSKISON, James, author. 1975. Focus and topic in Gude.

HOSKISON, James, author. 1975. Notes on the phonology of Gude.

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H., author. 1994. "Discontinuities in coherent texts."

MENETREY, Catherine, author. 1994. Discours direct et indirect en Guɗe.  

MENETREY, Catherine; PERRIN, Mona, authors. 1992. L'usage des temps et aspects dans le discours narratif gude.  

MENETREY, Catherine; PERRIN, Mona, authors. Available: 2006; Created: 1987. Présentation de l'orthographe du Guɗe.  

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1990. Notes on discourse in Gude.  

Vernacular Publications

Bwanea ŋga Bilarǝziya sǝndǝ dǝɓee ɗanǝ ǝnji ka gatsǝgi dǝmǝnǝ ŋga Bilarǝziya aashi ǝnda. 1995.

Bwanya ŋga SIDA taa AIDS. 1994.

Dzǝgunuu janganǝ; 1. 1973.

Dzǝgunuu janganǝ; 2, 3. 1974.

Dzǝgunuu jaŋganǝ. 1989.

Dzǝgunuu jaŋganǝ. 1989.

Dzǝgunuu jaŋganǝ. 1990.

Dzǝgunuu jaŋganǝ. 1990.

Dzǝgunuu jaŋganǝ. 1992.

Əmbi uyi asii. 1992.

Ənhya tii da asǝŋgwaŋa. 1992.

Haala ŋga jamǝnǝ ŋga shishinǝ. 1993.

Ŋgumǝ ŋga uuzaginǝ. 1992.

Sǝtǝ dǝ bilǝ da i mbuuraakii da i hara ma shi uusha ɗii. 1990.

Tanǝ: Yoonda ǝndǝ tanǝ asii ka hakii. 1992.

Waɓǝnǝ agi waɓǝnǝ. 1994.