Hwana language
Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
| Hwana | |
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| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (32,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hwo |
| Glottolog | hwan1240 |
Hwana (also known as Hwona, Hona, Tuftera, Fiterya) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Adamawa State, Nigeria.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Hwana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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| Bura–Higi |
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| Wandala (Mandara) (A.4) |
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| Mafa (A.5) |
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| Daba (A.7) |
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| Bata (Gbwata) (A.8) | |||||||||||||
| Mandage (Kotoko) (B.1) |
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| East– Central |
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