Munchi
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Munchi is an alternative name for the Tiv language, a Southern Bantoid language spoken primarily in central Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Munchi canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Tiv language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Jukunoid languages ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tiv people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Munchi ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | tivo1239 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Tiv ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code |
Tiv
ⓘ
surface form:
tiv
|
| hasLinguisticType |
SVO word order language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasName | Munchi ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersApprox | millions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Southern Bantoid ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Adamawa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue State NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraba State ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| status | major regional language in central Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local media ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tiv language