South Bauchi languages
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The South Bauchi languages (also called the B.3 West Chadic or Barawa languages) are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.
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South Bauchi | |
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Barawa; B.3 West Chadic | |
Geographic distribution | Toro, Dass, Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi LGAs of Bauchi State and Kanam Plateau, Wase Plateau in Plateau State, Nigeria |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | west2800 |
West Chadic per Newman (1977) |
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An extensive lexical survey of the South Bauchi languages had been carried out by Kiyoshi Shimizu from 1974 to 1975.[1] Another early survey was that of Gowers (1907), which included 42 languages of Bauchi.[2]