Ajawa language

Ajawa
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Extinct	ca. 1930^[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bade–Warji Warji (B.2) Ajawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ajw`
Glottolog	`ajaw1236`^[2]

Ajawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Ajawa became extinct between 1920 and 1940 as speakers switched to Hausa.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Ajawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ajawa". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

External links

OLAC resources in and about the Ajawa language

West Chadic languages

Hausa

Bole–Angas

Bole	Ɓeele Bole Bure Daza Deno Galambu Gera Geruma Giiwo Karekare Kubi Ngamo Maaka Pali

Tangale	Dera Kholok Kushi Kutto Kwaami Nyam Pero Piya-Kwonci Tangale

Angas	Cakfem-Mushere Goemai Jorto Koenoem Kofyar Miship Montol Mwaghavul Ngas Pyapun Tal

Ron	Bokkos Daffo-Butura Duhwa Fyer Kulere Mundat Sha Shagawu Tambas

Other	Yiwom

Bade–Warji

Bade	Auyokawa Bade Duwai Ngizim Shira Teshenawa

Warji	Ajawa Ciwogai Diri Kariya Mburku Miya Pa'a Siri Warji Zumbun

Barawa

Zaar	Dass Geji Polci Saya Zari Zeem

Guruntum	Guruntum-Mbaaru Ju Tala Zangwal

Boghom	Boghom Jimi Jum Kir-Balar Mangas

Other

Poki

Italics indicate extinct languages

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