Longuda

LNU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Languda, Longura, Nunguda, Nungura, Nunguraba

Dialects: Nya Ceriya (Banjiram, Cirimba), Nya Dele (Jessu), Nya Guyuwa (Guyuk, Plain Nya Guyuwa, Turuba), Nya Gwanda (Gwandaba, Nyuwar), Nya Tariya (Taraba).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Adamawa-Ubangi
Adamawa
Waja-Jen
Longuda

Demographics: 32,000 (1973 SIL).

Language Use: Also use Dera [kna], English [eng], Hausa [hau], Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv], Waja [wja]. Used as L2 by Dera [kna], Mbula-Bwazza [mbu].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20% Hausa. NT: 1978.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.