Miya

E235613

Miya is a Chadic language spoken in parts of northern Nigeria, known for its complex tonal system and Afroasiatic linguistic roots.

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Miya canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
Chadic language
language
country Nigeria
hasAlternativeName Miya language
hasGlottocode miya1255
hasISO6393Code mkf
hasLinguisticFeature complex tonal system
contrastive tone
morphotonology
noun class distinctions
tone
verb inflection
hasLinguisticResearchOn morphology
syntax
tone
hasMorphologicalType affixal morphology
fusional
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant contrasts
tone-bearing vowels
hasSpeakerNumberRange "a few thousand"
hasWordOrder SVO
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isEndangered true
isPartOf West Chadic
surface form: West Chadic B subgroup
isRelatedTo other West Chadic languages
isSpokenBy Miya people
languageBranch Chadic languages
surface form: Chadic
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
surface form: Afroasiatic
region Bauchi State
spokenIn Nigeria
northern Nigeria
subclassOf West Chadic language

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