Geji (Gezawa) is a minor Chadic dialect cluster of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The three varieties are Buu, Gyaazi and Mәgang. The latter two are quite close.[3]
Geji | |
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Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:gyz – Geji (Gyazi)zbu – Buu |
Glottolog | geji1246 |
ELP | Geji |
Buu (Nigeria)[2] |
Blench (2020) lists:[3]
Zaranda is an exonym for Bu, endonym Bùù. This is clearly distinct and probably a separate language.
Gezawa, Gaejawa are exonyms for Geji, endonym Gyaazә. Bagba is a loconym.
Mәgang ('Mugan') is spoken by about 3,000-4,000 speakers in the following 8 villages of Bauchi LGA, Bauchi State (all located just to the south of Bauchi city).[3]
Village name | IPA | Notes |
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Byeru | bʲèrúp | |
Haɗobilang | háɗòbíla᷄ŋ | |
Baking Kura | bàkíŋ kúrá | Hausa name |
Pakimi | pákìmī | |
Beddare | béddárè | |
Balla | bāllā | |
Bәm Mәgang | bә̄m mә̀ga᷄ŋ | |
Makyera | màkʲérá | Hausa name |
Belu and Pelu are variant spellings of Byeru, also spelled Pyaalu (Pyààlù) or Fyalu.
The Mәgang numerals are:[3]
Numeral | Mәgang |
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one | ɗéɗә᷄m |
two | ɗélóp |
three | ɗèmèkáŋ |
four | ɗu᷄psí |
five | ɗènàntә́ŋ |
six | ɗә́màkā |
seven | ɗèníŋgī |
eight | ɗíwsә́psı᷄ |
nine | nētʷópsī |
ten | ɗēkúɬ |
West Chadic languages | |||||||
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Hausa–Gwandara (A.1) | |||||||
Bole–Tangale (A.2) |
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Angas (A.3) | |||||||
Ron (A.4) | |||||||
Bade (B.1) | |||||||
Warji (B.2) | |||||||
Barawa (B.3) |
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Others | |||||||
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