Gavar

GOU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gauar, Gawar, Gouwar, Kortchi, Ma-Gavar, Rtchi

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 90% with Buwal ,.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
Biu-Mandara
A
A.7

Demographics: 7,000 (2001 SIL).

Language Use: The Gavar Hossere speak Gavar; the Gavar Fulfulde speak Fulfulde [fub]. Home, village. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Daba [dbq], French [fra], Mafa [maf], Mofu-Gudur [mif].

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.