Waja language

Waja (also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya) is a Savannas language of North eastern Nigeria. Dialectical differences between Deruwo (Wajan Dutse) and Waja proper (Wajan Kasa) are slight.

Dialects

Waja dialects:

• WÉ©yáà (Wajan Kasa), spoken in ten settlements, including Talasse (main settlement that is home to the Emir of Waja).
• Derúwò (Hill Waja or Wajan Dutse), spoken in Deri. There are two varieties:
• Putoki, Kulani, and Degri
• Sikkam and Degri

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