Savanna languages
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The Savanna languages are a group of related Niger-Congo languages spoken across the savanna regions of central and eastern Nigeria and neighboring areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savanna languages canonical | 2 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language group
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealFeature | spoken in savanna ecological zone ⓘ |
| arealGrouping | Savanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalDistribution | savanna regions of central and eastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasType |
subject–verb–object word order languages
ⓘ
tonal languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageFamily | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ central Nigeria ⓘ eastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger-Congo phylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central Nigeria
ⓘ
eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ savanna belt of Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
central Nigeria ⓘ eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ neighboring areas of Nigeria ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
various ethnic groups in central Nigeria
ⓘ
various ethnic groups in eastern Nigeria ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.