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Bade language

Bade language

9.9
A language spoken mainly in northern Nigeria, especially in Yobe, Jigawa, and Bauchi States
  • noun
  • Specialized
: idioma bade
  • She grew up speaking the Bade language with her family in Yobe State.

Examples

  • The conference featured a workshop on the preservation of the Bade language.

  • The Bade language is rich in proverbs.

  • Linguists are working to document the Bade language before it becomes endangered.

  • Many children in northern Nigeria learn Bade languages at school.

  • Linguists are working to document the Bade language before it becomes endangered.

  • She grew up speaking the Bade language with her family in Yobe State.

  • The conference featured a workshop on the preservation of the Bade language.

Synonyms

Bade
vsBade language
  • Specialized
9.9

A language spoken in northeastern Nigeria, especially in Yobe and Bauchi

is the general term for the same Chadic language spoken mainly in northern Nigeria

Surface Forms

Bade language singular
Bade languages plural

Morphology

Bade + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Bade' names the group/variety and 'language' denotes a spoken system, so 'Bade language' clearly refers to the language called Bade. This proper-noun + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun Bade language comes from the name of the Bade people in northern Nigeria, especially around Yobe, Jigawa and Bauchi states. It simply means 'the language spoken by the Bade people', so the name tells you who uses it.