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Glavda

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: glw

Population  28,500 in Nigeria (2000). Population total all countries: 31,300.
Region  Borno state, Gwoza LGA, mainly Nggoshe village (different from Ngoshi); Agapalawa, Amuda, Vale, Ashigashiya, Kerawa, Pelekwa villages. Also in Cameroon.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 215
Alternate names   Galavda, Galvaxdaxa, Gelebda, Glanda, Guelebda
Dialects  Bokwa, Ngoshie (Ngweshe), Glavda. Similar to Guduf-Gava [gdf]. Wolff (1971) separates Glavda [glw] from Guduf-Gava and Gvoko [ngs].
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1967.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name   Glavda
Population  2,800 in Cameroon (1982 SIL).
Region  Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Koza Subdivision, on Nigeria Border, south of Ashigashia, Gelvaxdaxa village area.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 14
Alternate names  Galavda, Galvaxdaxa, Gelvaxdaxa, Guelebda, Vale
Comments  Different from Vale [vae] of Chad and Central African Republic, which is Central Sudanic.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HAMM, Cameron, author. 2004. A sociolinguistic survey of the Glavda, Cineni and Vemgo-Mabas languages of Cameroon and Nigeria (Rapid appraisal).  Available online