Bade language
Bade (also spelled Bede, Bedde, or Bode) is a West Chadic language spoken by the Bade people in Yobe State and Jigawa State, Nigeria. Their traditional ruler is the Emir of Bade. Similar to many other Western African languages, Bade is a vulnerable language at great risk of extinction.[2] With 356,000 speakers,[3] the language and the culture of the Bade people have suffered over the last several years. As the language continues to fade, the culture and historic value associated with the language perishes as well. The local dialect is shifting from Bade to Hausa.[3] Across West Africa, the impact on local communities through the loss of the indigenous tongues will be significant. The endangerment of the Bade language represents the worldwide language diversity that is at risk.[4] Many African languages have only received little linguistic attention, impacting these African languages.[5]
| Bade | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Yobe State, Jigawa State |
Native speakers | 360,000 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bde |
| Glottolog | bade1248 |
| ELP | |
Classification
Bade is classified under the following categories: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.1, Bade Proper.[3]
History
While historical information about the Bade language is limited in scope, many words in the Bade language take root in the Kanuri language.[6] The Kanuri language is primarily spoken in West Africa, including: Nigeria and Chad. Bade and Ngizim have borrowed a number of words from the Kanuri language.[6] According to traditional accounts, the Bade language itself originates from the Badr of Yemen and the Prophet Muhammad purportedly drove the Bade people out after a failure to pray.[6] Currently, as one of the many Nigerian endangered languages, bade serves as a local dialect. In general, Nigerian languages comprise the wealth of linguistic diversity that exists in the country.[7] Over the years, colonization has also played a role in the deteroriation of local languages.[8]
Geographic distribution
The speakers of the Bade language are centered in Nigeria. It is spoken in the northern part of Yobe State, Nigeria.[9]
Official status
The language is not the official language of Nigeria or any other country.
Dialects/varieties
There are three dialects of the Bade language that coincide with regions:[3]
- Gashua Bade (Mazgarwa)
- Southern Bade (Bade-Kado)
- Western Bade (Amshi, Maagwaram, Shirawa)
Phonology
Most West Chadic languages have a similar consonant inventory separated into eight major groups: labialized laryngeal, laryngeal, labialized velar, velar, lateral, alveopalatal, alveolar, and labial.[10] In the Bade/Ngizim languages, the glottal stop plays no role, but the vowel hiatus relies on elision and coalescence. The sounds also feature a "yawning" and has a shift from fricative to stop.[10]
Grammar
The grammar for the Bade language is consistent with the Ngizim language.[10]
Morphology and syntax
The Bade/Ngizim languages slightly differ from other Chadic languages.[10] Bade and Ngizim have long vowels in closed syllables. Mid vowels also have a restricted use compared to other vowels. Mid vowels will rather appear as loanwords from other languages.[10] The language preserves diphthongs in both native and loanwords.
Vocabulary
The Bade language has strong influence from the Kanuri language. There are many loanwords from Kanuri to West Chadic languages, including Bade.[11] Bade is commonly grouped with the Ngizim language. As an example, the word "healthy" is "nga" in the Kanuri language and 'ngā' in the Ngizim language.[11] More recently, the Hausa language has influenced the Bade language.[12]
Fish names
Below are some fish names of the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Bade, along with their Hausa and Manga Kanuri equivalent names. Note that many of the species have not been observed recently, due to the drying up of the region.[13]
Scientific name English Bade Hausa Manga Present in 2003? fish (general) kíífíí búnì kur cibil ? awgirin kanze amimiwal kúr̃úƙúllìì Hepsetus odoe African pike njig duwaŋ kiribuni No Labeo coubie African carp No Synodontis spp. catfish ƙùrúngùù No Citharinus citharus, Citharinus latus lutefish kalafan báánàà palewal No Hemichromis bimaculatus, Hemichromis fasciatus jewelfish bakar Heterotis niloticus bonytongue ufdakon, ebugancen bárgìì baya Yes Mormyrus macrophthalmus patima kururun burar buzu Labeo senegalensis African carp gadabdan búrdòò bәskәm No Marcusenius ihyuysi gulen dagari lamsa Yes Epiplatys spp., Aplocheilichthys spp. killifish/panchax, toothed carp ak dakwan dankya, akunu Barbus spp. buk zәmәn digila, bakin burdo bәskәm, cilim only seen near Geidam Brycinus leuciscus African tetras wasan dindukuri mәɗi No Oreochromis aureus (formerly Tilapia aurea) tilapia kafakun duguru kawowo Yes Parachanna obscura snakehead mudugun dúmnóó dumno No Clarias submarginatus catfish dundin Clarotes sp. ? ? dùrùdúrùù Labeo sp. African carp ɗán dáátàà Citharinus citharus, Citharinus latus lutefish fàlfàl fálfàl Sarotherodon galileus (formerly Tilapia galilaea) tilapia kafakun heta fárín wala holo Yes Protopterus annectens lungfish ambun gáìwáá ambu Yes Heterobranchus bidorsalis mәsan gara raka (?) ? Polypterus spp. bichir fish awiɗon gàrgázáá, garza bàràkádí No Lates niloticus Nile perch kaɓәlin gííwár̃ rúwááɓáríyàà ɓariya No Mormyrus isidori ? hààlàɓà Clarias sp. catfish aalan jàríí ari Yes Brycinus macrolepidotus African tetras ? kándáurákàà ? No Ichthyborus besse ? but cf. ‘otter’ kàren rúwáá Tilapia spp. tilapia ɗiɗikir kárfásáá Yes Distichodus spp. grasseater kaskasan káwsàà cihaki Tetraodon fahaka pufferfish kuɗiɗin mәfkәtәn, məkfətən kómbání kube No Dasyatis garouaensis dotted ray wurjik duwan kunaman rúwáá Mormyrus rume elephantsnout fish, trunkfish lámsàà Parailia pellucida kalapar lapar lapar Yes Schilbe spp. butter catfish ganun lûlúú mai kaya lulu Chrysichthys sp. mai barewa Tilapia zilii tilapia kafakun suk jijin mai gidan gaci karfasa shuri kawowo Yes Heterobranchus spp. ? mài leemu ? Malapterurus electricus electric catfish mjaŋ, njan mínjíryáá muu Yes Bagrus filamentosus silver catfish mumfal [?] Bagrus bayad, Bagrus docmak silver catfish masamanin múskòò mazambale Yes Marcusenius cyprinoides takɗo paya paya No Alestes baremoze African tetras zantarin saaron sááróó saraŋ No Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Tilapia nilotica) tilapia andalon sakiya kawowo Yes Mormyrus sp. sááwáyàà Siluranodon auritus ? sháŋsháŋ (given as Synodontis sp. in other sources) ? Clarias sp. catfish mәsan tárwáɗáá bigiri Yes Marcusenius abadii kurinyin táátàr̃ lamsa Yes Campylomormyrus tamandua tәrwәn, sawayen tola, kánzáyíí tólà, sawaya Yes Hydrocynus vittatus tigerfish dlayad, dleyal, jik duwan tságíí jay No Brycinus nurse African tetras zharwon, saron ƙááwàráá deda No Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys auratus dumdumi, gajakan ƙàrááyáá ŋgaya Yes Auchenoglanis occidentalis, Auchenoglanis biscutatus catfish kazhakat yàuníí ŋgaya Yes Gymnarchus niloticus mәzәman zááwàà kaaz No
Writing system
The Bade language uses a Latin script writing script.[3] The Latin script is the most widely used writing system in the world, serving as the system for the English language as well.[14]
| Ə | A | B | Ɓ | C | D | Ɗ | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ŋ | O | P | R | R̃ | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ʼY | Z |
| ə | a | b | ɓ | c | d | ɗ | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o | p | r | r̃ | s | t | u | v | w | y | ʼy | z |
The letter R̃ is only used in the Gashua dialect.
References
- Bade at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Blench, R (2007). "Endangered Languages".
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- Whalen, D.H. (2012). "Endangered language families". Language. 88: 155–173. doi:10.1353/lan.2012.0012. hdl:10125/5017. S2CID 143898338.
- Lupke, Friederike (2009). "At the margin - African Endangered Languages in the Context of Global Endangerment Discourses" (PDF). African Research & Documentation. 109: 15–41. doi:10.1017/S0305862X00016472. S2CID 142849572.
- Schuh, R.G. (2003). "The linguistic influence of Kanuri on Bade and Ngizim" (PDF). Maiduguri Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies: 55–89.
- Conrad Max Benedict, B (1993). "Democratisation of Language Use in Public Domains in Nigeria". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 31 (4): 639–656. doi:10.1017/s0022278x00012283. S2CID 155020713.
- Novak, Amy (2008). "Who speaks? Who listens?: The problem of address in two Nigerian trauma novels". Studies in the Novel. 40 (1–2): 31–51. doi:10.1353/sdn.0.0013. S2CID 49386578.
- Schuh, Russell (2009). "Yobe Languages Research Project".
- Schuh, Russell (2002). "Overview of Bade/Ngizim of Phonology" (PDF).
- Schuh, Russell (2002). "The Phonology and Morphology of Bade and Ngizim". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- Schuh, Russell (1997). "Changes in Obstruent Voicing in Bade/Ngizim" (PDF).
- Blench, Roger (2020). "Changing fisheries ecology in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands" (PDF).
- "Latin".
- Dagona & Schuh 2009, p. vii.
Sources
- Dagona, Bala Wakili; Schuh, Russell G (2009). Bade-English-Hausa dictionary : (western dialect). Ajami.
Further reading
- Schuh, Russell G. (1977). "Bade/Ngizim determiner system". Afroasiatic Linguistics. 4: 1–74. *Bade/Ngizim determiner system