Afizere

E289555

Afizere is a Plateau language spoken by the Afizere (Jarawa) people primarily in and around Jos in central Nigeria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Afizere canonical 5
Afizere (in parts) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
Plateau language
language
altName Jarawa
belongsTo Afro-Asiatic–Niger-Congo contact zone
coexistsWith English
Hausa
other Plateau languages
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Afizere people
Jarawa
surface form: Jarawa people
hasISO639-3Code izr
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant contrasts
tone
vowel contrasts
hasSociolinguisticEnvironment multilingual
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isEndangered true
isSpokenAround Jos Plateau
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo
languageSubfamily Plateau languages
linguisticArea West Africa
region Central Nigeria
spokenBy Afizere people
Jarawa
surface form: Jarawa people
spokenIn Jos
Nigeria
Plateau State
usedFor daily communication
oral literature
traditional ceremonies

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Jos language Afizere
Plateau State hasEthnicGroup Afizere
Jos North Local Government Area languageUsed Afizere
this entity surface form: Afizere (in parts)
Jos, Nigeria ethnicGroups Afizere
subject surface form: Jos
Jos North hasEthnicGroup Afizere