Alternate Names: Bedde, Bede, Gidgid
Dialects: Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa), Shirawa, Southern Bade (Bade-Kado), Western Bade (Amshi, Maagwaram, Magwaram). Amshi 91% and Southern 87% of all Bade dialects. Ngizim , and Duwai , not intelligible of Bade. Lexical similarity: 63% with Ngizim ,, 61% with Duwai ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 250,000 (2007).
Language Use: Shifting to Hausa [hau]. Shirawa dialect extinct. Home, village. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Hausa [hau], Manga Kanuri [kby].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Radio programs. Dictionary.
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.