Kamwe language
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Name (Latin)
Kamwe language
Other forms of name
Higgi language
Higi language
Hiji language
Vacamwe language
See Also From tracing topical name
Chadic languages
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Nigeria
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q56271
Library of congress:
sh 85071437
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Mohrland, R. Higi phonology, 1972:p. 6 (Higi; derived from a Margi word for locust)
- Ethnologue, 2005(Kamwe; a language of Nigeria; alternate names: Higi, Hiji, Higgi, Vacamwe; classification: Chadic, Biu-Mandara)
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A group of Kamwe cultural dancers 03
Allahya kwada, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikipedia description:
Kamwe (also spelt Kamue) natively known as Vecemwe is a Chadic language native to Adamawa State and Borno State of Nigeria as well as to North-Western Cameroon. In Nigeria, about 80 percent of the Kamwe people are found in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. They are also found in Mubi North, Hong, Gombi, Song and Madagali local governments in Adamawa State. The Kamwe people are also found in Borno State, especially in Askira/Uba and Gwoza local government areas Blench (2019) lists Mukta of Mukta village, Adamawa State as part of the Kamwe cluster.
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