Angas–Sura subgroup

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The Angas–Sura subgroup is a branch of West Chadic languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria, encompassing several closely related Plateau-area languages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Angas–Sura group 2
Angas–Sura subgroup canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West Chadic subgroup
language subgroup
classificationStatus well-established within West Chadic
continent Africa
country Nigeria
geographicDistribution Bauchi State
Kaduna State
Plateau State
hasAlternativeName Angas languages
surface form: Angas-Sura languages

Angas–Sura subgroup
surface form: Angas–Sura group
hasMember Angas languages
surface form: Angas language

Bwol language
Cakfem-Mushere language
Doemak language
Gworam language
Jipal language
surface form: Jibyal language

Jipal language
Kofyar cluster
Kofyar language
Kwagallak language
Mernyang language
Miship language
Mupun language
Mwaghavul language
Ngas language
Pyapun language
Sura language
Tal language
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
languageBranch Chadic
languageFamily Afroasiatic
languageSubbranch West Chadic
linguisticFeature complex noun class systems
rich verbal morphology
tonal languages
neighboringLanguageGroup Plateau languages
other West Chadic subgroups
primaryCountry Nigeria
region Plateau area
central Nigeria
spokenIn rural communities
small towns
subclassOf Afroasiatic languages
Chadic languages
West Chadic
surface form: West Chadic languages
usedAs local lingua franca in some areas

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Chadic hasSubgroup Angas–Sura subgroup
Goemai isPartOf Angas–Sura subgroup
this entity surface form: Angas–Sura group
Angas–Sura subgroup hasAlternativeName Angas–Sura subgroup
this entity surface form: Angas–Sura group