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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sayanci language canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| 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
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.