Maaka language

Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
Maaka
Maagha
Native toNigeria
RegionBorno State
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3mew
Glottologmaak1236
ELPMaha

Maaka (also known as Maha, Maka, Maga, Magha) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the Yobe State in North-Eastern Nigeria. As of 1993, it was spoken by approximately 10,000 people.[1]

References

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

External links

  • Maka language resources from UCLA
  • Maka Wordlist Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
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