Duhwa language

Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
Duhwa
Karfa
Native toNigeria
RegionNasarawa State
Native speakers
3,000 (2021)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3kbz
Glottologduhw1236

Duhwa, or Karfa (also Kerifa, Nzuhwi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nasarawa State, Nigeria.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Duhwa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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Hausa–
Gwandara (A.1)
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Bole
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Ron (A.4)
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