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Warji

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3wji

Population  77,700 (2000).
Region  Bauchi state, Ningi LGA; Jigawa state, Birnin Kudu LGA.
Language maps  Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 127
Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 127
Alternate names   Sar, Sarawa, Warja, Warjawa
Dialects  Miya [mkf] may be a dialect.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.2
Language use  Shifting to Hausa [hau].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 10%.
Comments  Agriculturalists: guinea corn, maize, peanuts, beans, rice, millet, wheat, onions, pepper, tomato. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GAKINABAY, Mayange; WIESEMANN, Ursula, authors. 1986. "Les styles de discours en sar et leur mode d’emploi."