Ahwai language

Ningon
Ningon
Person	anyeŋ
People	banyeŋ
Language	hanyeŋ

Nandu
Nandu
Person	aner andùn
People	bener andùn
Language	indùn

Ahwai
Ahwai
Region	Nigeria
Ethnicity	Ahwai
Native speakers	15,000 (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Ahwai; ; ; ;
Dialects	Ndun; Nyeng; Shakara;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nfd
Glottolog	ahwa1235

Tari
Person	kùʃákárá
People	úʃàkárá
Language	ìʃákárá

Ahwai is one of the Plateau languages of Nigeria. There are three mutually intelligible dialects, Ndun (Nandu), Nyeng (Ningon), and Shakara (Tari).

Blench (2008) classified them as distinct Ndunic languages. However, that same year Ethnologue merged them as a single language.

References

^ Ahwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
Ethnologue merger of Ndunic

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[e18-1] Ahwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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