Alternate Names: Dandawa
Dialects: Closely related to Zarma , and Songhay ,. They form a dialect subgroup.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 30,000 in Benin (1995 R. Jones). Population total all countries: 32,050.
Language Use: Market. Also use French [fra], Yom [pil]. Used as L2 by Mokole [mkl], Yom [pil].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–30%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Benin
Other Comments: Djougou and Parako speech varieties reportedly different from that in the northeast. Different from Dendi , in Central African Republic. Muslim.