Bade People in Katsina State: Investigation into Language and Cultures, Nigeria

Abstract

As its title implies, this study investigates language maintenance and shift patterns of the Bade people in Katsina State, respectively. The research examines the shift in the context of language use in the family domain and discusses the connection between developments of cross-cultural attitudes (attitudes to the host communities), identity development, and language maintenance and shift. The result shows that Bade people in Katsina State (numbering about 5000) have totally shifted to Hausa which happens to be the language of the host communities. Culturally, the Bade people in the study areas have integrated themselves with the host communities, and through intermarriages, some of the Bade people in Katsina State have been given traditional titles in recognition of their contributions to the development of the host communities.