Bade languages
The Bade languages are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Borno State and Jigawa State of northern Nigeria. Bade is the most widely spoken language with 250,000 speakers, followed by Ngizim with 80,000 speakers.
Languages
The Bade languages are:- Duwai
- Bade
- Shira
- Ngizim
- Teshenawa
- Auyokawa
Names and locations
| Language | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location |
| Auyokawa | Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA, Auyo | |||||||||
| Shira | Shirawa | Shira town, Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA; extinct | ||||||||
| Teshena | Teshenawa | Teshena town, Jigawa State, Kafin Hausa LGA; extinct | ||||||||
| Bade | Western Bade, Southern Bade, Gashua Bade | Bedde | Gidgid | 31,933 includes Duwai and Ngizim; 100,000 | Borno State, Bade LGA; Jigawa State, Hadejia LGA | |||||
| Ɗuwai | Duwai | Lvji | Eastern Bade | Borno State, Bade LGA | ||||||
| Ngizim | Ngezzim | 39,200 includes Bade and Ɗuwai ; 25,000 Schuh | Borno State, Damaturu LGA |