Jarawan Bantu languages
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Jarawan Bantu languages are a small, poorly documented group of Bantu-related languages spoken mainly in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon, notable for their uncertain classification within the Bantu family.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu-related languages
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages ⓘ language group ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith | Jarawan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areConsideredBySomeLinguists |
Bantoid languages outside Narrow Bantu
ⓘ
divergent Bantu languages ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areKnownFor |
lexical similarities with Bantu languages
ⓘ
structural differences from typical Bantu languages ⓘ |
| areNotableFor |
limited documentation
ⓘ
uncertain classification within the Bantu family ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arePoorlyDocumented | true ⓘ |
| areRelevantTo |
reconstruction of Bantu language history
ⓘ
study of Bantoid subgrouping ⓘ |
| areSometimesClassifiedAs |
Zone A Bantu languages
ⓘ
non-Bantu Bantoid languages ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | small ethnic communities ⓘ |
| areSpokenIn |
eastern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Cameroon ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| areThreatenedBy |
language shift to English
ⓘ
language shift to Fulfulde ⓘ language shift to Hausa ⓘ language shift to Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ |
| hasUncertainClassificationWithin | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeName |
Jarawan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarawan group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveDocumentationStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| haveGlottologClassificationStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| haveISO6393CodeForGroup | none ⓘ |
| haveNumberOfLanguages | small ⓘ |
| havePrimaryDataSources |
short grammatical sketches
ⓘ
wordlists ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantoid languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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