Dialects: Gwana, Pindiga. Gwana and Pindiga dialects mutually intelligible with difficulty. Reportedly similar to Wãpha ,, Jiba ,, Wapan ,, Jukun Takum ,, and Jibu ,, but not intelligible of them.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,000 (Storch 1999). Ethnic population: Much more than 7,000 (Storch 1999).
Language Use: In remote settlements, some children may still learn the language as L1 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Home. Used by few children. Negative attitudes. Also use Bole [bol], English [eng], Hausa [hau], Jiba [juo], Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv], Pero [pip], Tangale [tan]. Used as L2 by Jiba [juo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15% in Hausa or English. Motivation to read is high.
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Muslim.