Daza
Dazawa
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
100 (2022)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dzd
Glottologdaza1244

Daza or (in Hausa) Dazawa is listed by Blench (2006) as a Chadic language within the Bole group,[2] spoken in a few villages of Darazo LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was confirmed to exist in 2021.[3] The language is nearly extinct with only elderly speakers speaking the language. Native speakers have shifted to Hausa.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Daza at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. 1 2 Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  3. "ISO 639-3 Registration. Authority Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). iso639-3.sil.org. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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