Ɗuwai language

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Ɗuwai
Native toNigeria
RegionYobe State, Kano State
Native speakers
11,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dbp
Glottologduwa1244

Ɗuwai (Dó:aí) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jigawa and Kano States, Nigeria.[1]

Writing System[edit]

Duwai alphabet[2]
Ə A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E F G H I J K L M N Ŋ O P R S T U V W Y ʼY Z
ə a b ɓ c d ɗ e f g h i j k l m n ŋ o p r s t u v w y ʼy z

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ɗuwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Dagona & Schuh 2009, p. vii.

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