Mada Language Adaptation: Clans, Classifications and Skills
Keywords:
Language Skills, Mada Language, adaptationAbstract
This review on Mada Language Adaptation examines a brief history and originality of Mada people, the language classifications, clans and skills vis-a-viz listening, speaking, reading and writing in Mada language. The Mada people are predominately farmers and found in Nasarawa and Kaduna States. Some of them are found in Abuja, F.C.T. Mada people are located in North-Western part of Cameroon. The work has recommended ways forward to improve Mada Language adaptation to include taking advantage of existing works in Mada language to improve the listening, speaking, reading and writing of the language.
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