Dr. Malata Andrew Zakayo lectures at Department of Languages and Linguistics, Gombe State University. She is a Reader, 2023. Tangle/Tangale by tribe. Has PhD 2021, Univ. Maiduguri; M. A. 2006 and B. A. 1991, Univ. Jos. Has twenty-one publications in journals and books. CertMed. 2024 and RJ 2025. Member Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists, English Scholars Association, Linguistics Association, Society of Christian Scholars, International Communication Association - Nigeria.