Defoid languages

E286628

Benue–Congo language subgroup language subgroup

Defoid languages are a subgroup of the Benue–Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, including Yoruba and related languages spoken primarily in West Africa.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Defoid languages canonical	3

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benue–Congo language subgroup ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
areSpokenByEthnicGroups	Igala people ⓘ Itsekiri people ⓘ Yoruba people ⓘ
areTonal	true ⓘ
containsMajorLanguage	Yoruboid languages ⓘ surface form: Yoruba language
glottologCode	defo1234 ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Akoko languages ⓘ Ayere–Ahan languages ⓘ Edekiri languages ⓘ Yoruboid languages ⓘ
higherFamily	Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ Volta–Niger languages ⓘ
includesLanguage	Igala language ⓘ Itsekiri language ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ surface form: Yoruba language
linguisticClassificationLevel	subgroup ⓘ
macroArea	Africa ⓘ
partOf	Benue–Congo languages ⓘ surface form: Benue–Congo branch Niger–Congo languages ⓘ surface form: Niger–Congo language family
region	Southern Nigeria ⓘ surface form: southern Nigeria southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
spokenIn	Benin ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Togo ⓘ West Africa ⓘ
subclassOf	Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
typicalWordOrder	SVO ⓘ
writingSystemUsedByMember	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (3)

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

Benue–Congo languages → containsSubfamily → Defoid languages ⓘ

Yoruboid languages → subclassOf → Defoid languages ⓘ

Volta–Niger languages → containsLanguage → Defoid languages ⓘ