Gude language

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Gude
Cheke
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionAdamawa State, Borno State; Far North Province, North Province
Native speakers
(90,000 cited 1987–1992)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gde
Glottologgude1246
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Gude is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in Mubi South LGA and in Borno State in some parts of Askira-Uba LGA. It is also spoken in neighboring Cameroon. Different dialects are spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.[1]

Gude is also spoken in the southern part of Bourrha commune (Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region) and the western end of Mayo-Oulo district (Mayo-Louti department, North Region). It is spoken by about 28,000 people.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Gude at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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References

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  • J.T. Hoskison. 1983. "A Grammar and Dictionary of the Gude Language," Ohio State University PhD dissertation.
  • René Canac Marquis. 1987. Word orders in Gude and the VSO Parameter. in Frajzyngier, Zygmunt, Current progress in Chadic linguistics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

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