Plateau languages of Nigeria
E788797
The Plateau languages of Nigeria are a diverse group of Benue–Congo languages spoken mainly in central Nigeria, known for their significant linguistic variation and relatively small speaker communities.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benue–Congo language group
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| areEndangered | many members ⓘ |
| areKnownFor |
complex classification issues within Benue–Congo
ⓘ
significant internal diversity ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | various ethnic groups of the Jos Plateau and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn | African linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areUnderDocumented | many members ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Atyapic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berom language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bijim language NERFINISHED ⓘ Eggon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Goemai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gworok language NERFINISHED ⓘ Horom language NERFINISHED ⓘ Irigwe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jili language ⓘ Jju language (Kaje) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofyar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Koro Wachi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Koro Zuba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mada language (Plateau) ⓘ Mernyang language ⓘ Miship language ⓘ Mwaghavul language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngas language ⓘ Ninzam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan language (Plateau) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyem language NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigwe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron languages ⓘ Sha language (Plateau) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarok language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarokic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyap language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Beromic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eggonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Jilic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kainji–Plateau border varieties ⓘ Koroic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninzic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigwe language group NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarokoid languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
| haveNounClassSystem | reduced compared to other Benue–Congo ⓘ |
| haveTone | most members ⓘ |
| languageFamilyColor | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jos Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Belt (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Benue–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSpeakerCommunitySize | small GENERATED ⓘ |
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