Mada language
| Mada | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State, Kaduna State |
Native speakers | (100,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mda |
| Glottolog | mada1282 |
Mada is a regionally important Plateau language of Nigeria, with many dialects. It is a highly tonal language. A translation of the New Testament into the language was finished in 1999[2]
References
- ^ Mada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.academia.edu/23910111/A_brief_history_of_Mada_literacy_and_the_creation_of_a_Mada_dictionary