Dazawa language

Not to be confused with Dazaga language.

Daza or (in Hausa) Dazawa is listed by Blench (2006) as a Chadic language within the Bole group,^[2] spoken in a few villages of Darazo LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was confirmed to exist in 2021.^[3] The language is nearly extinct with only elderly speakers speaking the language. Native speakers have shifted to Hausa.^[1]

Daza
Dazawa
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	100 (2022)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Bole–Tangale (A.2) Bole (North)[2] Daza
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dzd
Glottolog	daza1244

Notes

1. Daza at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
2. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
3. "ISO 639-3 Registration. Authority Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). iso639-3.sil.org. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.