Jarawan languages
E551137
Jarawan languages are a small group of Bantoid (often considered Bantu-related) languages spoken primarily in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantoid languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealFeature | spoken in scattered enclaves ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf |
comparative Bantoid studies
ⓘ
historical-comparative research on Bantu origins ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | controversial affiliation with Bantu ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticRegion |
Adamawa region of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Belt of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Nigeria
ⓘ
northern Cameroon ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Jarawan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jarawan Bantoid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarawan Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bile language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duguri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwak language ⓘ Jaku language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarawa language (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulung language (Jarawan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuto language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lame language ⓘ Mbat language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbula language ⓘ Musgom Jarawan variety ⓘ Ndunda language NERFINISHED ⓘ Piya language NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiki language ⓘ Zinna language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveNumberOfLanguages | around 20 varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | small language group ⓘ |
| primaryCountries |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Bantoid languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Benue–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicallySimilarTo | Bantu languages in some features ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jarawan ethnic groups ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.