Damakawa is a dead Benue-Congolese language that was previously spoken by the Damakawa people living in three or four villages, of which Kilo is central, RMU Sakaba, Kebby State in northwestern Nigeria. The population switched to the language of Lela, and also uses the language of Hausa .
| Damakawa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Regions | Kebby |
| Extinct | 20th century |
| Classification | |
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| Writing | unwritten |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | dam |
| Ethnologue | |
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Other names
The neighboring people who speak the chip (chichipu), the Damakava language calls as "tidamaun." In the commercial Hausa language, the expected name for the language will be Damakanchi , given that people call themselves Damakava , although they prefer the name Damakava .
Links
- Damakawa at Ethnologue