Hwana language
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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[edit]
- ^ a b Hwana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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