Ahwai language

Ahwai
Ndunic
indùn, hanyeŋ, ìʃákárá
RegionNigeria
EthnicityAhwai people
Native speakers
15,000 (2006)[1]
Dialects
  • Ndun
  • Nyeng
  • Shakara
Language codes
ISO 639-3nfd
Glottologahwa1235
Nandu
Personaner andùn
Peoplebener andùn
Languageindùn
Ningon
Personanyeŋ
Peoplebanyeŋ
Languagehanyeŋ
Tari
Personkùʃákárá
Peopleúʃàkárá
Languageìʃákárá

Ahwai, also called the Ndunic languages (formerly Nandu-Tari), is a Plateau language cluster spoken to the southwest of Fadan Karshi in Sanga LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Most villages are located at the foot of the Ahwai Mountains in Kaduna State.[2]

  1. ^ Ahwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Roger Blench: Ndunic materials