Ajawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Ajawa became extinct between 1920 and 1940 as speakers switched to Hausa.[1][2]

Ajawa
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Extinctca. 1930[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ajw
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Glottologajaw1236

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ajawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2012). An atlas of Nigerian languages. Cambridge, UK: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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