Wawa language

Wawa
Wawa
Native to	Cameroon
Region	Adamawa Province, Mayo-Banyo Division, Bankim Subdivision, west of Banyo, thirteen villages
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Mambiloid Mambila–Konja Mambila–Vute Tep–Vute Vute Wawa; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Gandua;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	www
Glottolog	wawa1246
ELP	Wawa

Wawa is a Mambiloid language spoken in a region of Cameroon and just inside bordering Nigeria used by about 3,000 people in three main dialects.^[2]

NativetoCameroon

RegionAdamawa Province, Mayo-Banyo Division, Bankim Subdivision, west of Banyo, thirteen villages

Native speakers

(3,000 cited 1991)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
  - Mambiloid
    - Mambila–Konja
      - Mambila–Vute
        Tep–Vute
        Vute
        Wawa

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All speakers are bilingual, often in Fulfulde.^[2]

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Wawa language

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