Berom

E289554
Niger-Congo language Plateau language language

Berom is a Plateau language spoken predominantly by the Berom people in and around Jos in central Nigeria.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Berom canonical 20
Birom 3
Berom (Birom) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language ⓘ
Plateau language ⓘ
language ⓘ
alternateName Berom ⓘ
surface form: Birom
associatedReligion Christianity among speakers ⓘ
traditional Berom religion ⓘ
belongsToMacroArea Africa ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated Berom people ⓘ
glottologCode bero1248 ⓘ
glottologName Berom self-link ⓘ
hasCommunity Berom people ⓘ
surface form: Berom ethnic group
hasDialects Fan dialect ⓘ
Foron dialect ⓘ
Kuru dialect ⓘ
Riyom dialect ⓘ
Ropp dialect ⓘ
Rukuba-influenced dialects ⓘ
Vwang dialect ⓘ
hasISO6393Code bom ⓘ
hasLanguageShiftPressureFrom English ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
hasLinguisticResearch descriptive grammars ⓘ
lexicographic studies ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative tendencies ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature tone ⓘ
hasSVOOrder yes ⓘ
isEndangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
isMinorityLanguageIn Nigeria ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo
linguisticClassificationLevel Plateau branch of Niger-Congo ⓘ
locality Jos and environs ⓘ
primaryCityRegion Jos Plateau ⓘ
region Central Nigeria ⓘ
spokenBy Berom people ⓘ
spokenIn Jos ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Plateau State ⓘ
subFamily Plateau ⓘ
usedFor everyday communication among Berom people ⓘ
usedIn traditional ceremonies of the Berom people ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (26)

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

Jos → language → Berom ⓘ
Berom people → selfDesignation → Berom ⓘ
Berom people → alsoKnownAs → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birom
Berom language → glottologName → Berom ⓘ
Berom language → alternativeName → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Berom (Birom)
Plateau State → hasEthnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Plateau State → hasEthnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birom
Ron → neighboringLanguages → Berom ⓘ
Plateau languages → exampleLanguage → Berom ⓘ
Jos Plateau → ethnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Berom → alternateName → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birom
Berom → glottologName → Berom self-link ⓘ
Anaguta → hasNeighboringLanguage → Berom ⓘ
Jos North Local Government Area → languageUsed → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Berom (in parts)
Jos South Local Government Area → hasLanguage → Berom ⓘ
Jos, Nigeria → ethnicGroups → Berom ⓘ
subject surface form: Jos
Jos North → hasEthnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Vwang dialect → ethnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Vwang dialect → overarchingLanguage → Berom ⓘ
Turu dialect → ethnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Gyel dialect → isSpokenAlongside → Berom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Standard Berom
Ropp dialect → languageFamily → Berom ⓘ
Kwi dialect → languageFamily → Berom ⓘ
Kwi dialect → belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup → Berom ⓘ
Ngas → neighboringEthnicGroup → Berom ⓘ
Riyom → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Berom ⓘ