Dass language
{{Short description|Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster of Nigeria}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Dass
|states=Nigeria
|region=Bauchi State, Plateau State
|speakers=8,800
|date=1971 census
|ref = e18
|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
|fam2=Chadic
|fam3=West Chadic
|fam4=Barawa (B.3)
|fam5=Zaar
|iso3=dot
|glotto=dass1243
|glottorefname=Dass
|dia1=Lukshi
|dia2=Durr-Baraza
|dia3=Zumbul
|dia4=Wandi
|dia5=Dot
}}
Dass (also known as Barawa) is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.
Varieties
Blench (2019) lists varieties as belonging to the Dass cluster:{{Cite book|title=An Atlas of Nigerian Languages|last=Blench|first=Roger|publisher=Kay Williamson Educational Foundation|year=2019|edition=4th|location=Cambridge}}
- Durr–Baraza
- Zumbul
- Wandi
- Dot
References
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{{Languages of Nigeria}}
{{West Chadic languages}}
Category:West Chadic languages
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