Kaado language

Kaado
Region	Niger, upriver from Zarma
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Songhay Southern Kaado
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`kaad1238`^[1]

Kaado is a recently described Songhay language of Niger, located upriver from the socially dominant Zarma language. It has traditionally been considered a dialect of Zarma, the name used for all Songhai spoken in Niger.

Songhay languages

Northern	Dawsahak Gadal Korandje Sawaq

Southern	Dendi Humburi Senni Kaado Koyra Chiini Koyraboro Senni Tondi Kiini Zarma

Languages of Niger

Official language	French

National languages	Arabic Buduma Fulfulde Gurma Hausa Kanuri Songhai Tassawaq Toubou Tamajeq Zarma

Other languages	Air Tamajeq Chadian Arabic Daza Kaado Tamahaq

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kaado". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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