| Gwara | |
|---|---|
| iGwara | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State, Nassarawa State |
Native speakers | a few hundred fluent speakers to < 3,000 with some knowledge (2009)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | gwar1240 |
| Gwara[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | uŋGwara |
| People | aGwara |
| Language | iGwara |
Gwara (iGwara) is a newly reported Plateau language[3] of Nigeria. It was first noted in the literature by Roger Blench in 2009. There are marked similarities with the related language Idun, but some of these may be due to borrowing.[1]
References
- ^ a b Roger Blench (2009), "Gwara, an unknown language of Central Nigeria"
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Gwara". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
