Sayanci language

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The Sayanci language is a lesser-known Afro-Asiatic (Chadic) language spoken by the Sayanci people in parts of Nigeria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Asiatic language
Chadic language
language
continent Africa
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus potentially endangered
ethnicGroup Sayanci people NERFINISHED
family Afro-Asiatic
hasMorphology mostly analytic
hasPhonology contrasts between voiced and voiceless consonants
presence of tonal distinctions
hasTypology tone language
hasWordOrder SVO (subject–verb–object)
isMinorityLanguageIn Nigeria NERFINISHED
languageFamilyBranch Chadic branch of Afro-Asiatic
macroArea West Africa NERFINISHED
nativeSpeakers small population
region Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED
spokenIn Nigeria
status lesser-known
minority language
subfamily Chadic NERFINISHED
usedBy Sayanci people NERFINISHED
usedFor everyday communication within Sayanci communities
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Sayanci hasAlternativeName Sayanci language