| Dass | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Plateau State |
| Native speakers | (8,800 cited 1971 census) |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dot |
| Glottolog | dass1243 |
| ELP | Dass |
Dass (also known as Barawa) is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.
Varieties
Blench (2019) lists varieties as belonging to the Dass cluster:
- Durr–Baraza
- Zumbul
- Wandi
- Dot
References
- ^ Dass at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
| Languages of Nigeria | |
|---|---|
| Official languages | |
| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
| West Chadic languages | |||||||
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| Hausa– Gwandara (A.1) | |||||||
| Bole– Tangale (A.2) |
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| Angas (A.3) | |||||||
| Ron (A.4) | |||||||
| Bade (B.1) | |||||||
| North Bauchi (Warji) (B.2) | |||||||
| South Bauchi (Barawa) (B.3) |
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| Others | |||||||
| Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |||||||
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