Ethnologue

Mada

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Madda, Yidda

Population

100,000 (1993 SIL).

Location

Nassarawawa state: Akwanga and Nasarawawa-Eggon LGAs; Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA on southern border; Kaura LGA.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.

Other Comments

Different from Mada [mxu] of Cameroon. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.