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East Kainji Languages
The East Kainji languages are spoken in a compact area of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, near Jos. There are more than 20 of them, most of which are poorly studied. History East Kainji languages are less internally diverse than some of the other Plateau languages, Plateau branches in the Nigerian Middle Belt (Blench 2007). Historically, the East Kainji branch had been influenced by Chadic languages that no longer exist in the region.Blench, Roger. 2007. Language families of the Nigerian Middle Belt and the historical implications of their distribution'. Presented to the Jos Linguistic Circle in Jos, Nigeria, July 25, 2007. Today, there are at most 100,000 speakers of East Kainji languages, with almost all languages of the languages being threatened by larger languages such as Hausa and English. Although they are morphologically simple, they have 4-level tones instead of the 3-level tones typical of the region. At the time of the Colonial Nigeria, British conquest, several of these l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lere Language
Lere is an extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria. The ethnic population was cited as 16,000 in 2000, of whom only a few speak the language. A wordlist from the Takaya dialect can be found under External links An internal link is a type of hyperlink on a web page to another page or resource, such as an image or document, on the same website or domain. Hyperlinks are considered either "external" or "internal" depending on their target or destination .... Dialects Dialects are: *Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani) *Gana *Takaya (Taura) References Further reading * * External linksLere profile at the Endangered Languages Project East Kainji languages [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanga Language (Nigeria)
Sanga is an East Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Shammo cluster.Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria'. Distribution Sanga is spoken about 20 villages of Toro LGA, Bauchi State and Jema'a LGA, Kaduna State Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in .... *Akora *Ana Kataki *Anaka’awa *Anakapɔ *Barko *Didim *Gagate *Galma *Gumau *Jee *Jimbiri *Kajanta *Kajole *Kasheeno *Kudeenu *Magami *Majango *Maleera *Nabarka *Shimba I, II *Shimbiri References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemoro Language
Lemoro is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izora Language
Zora (''Izora''), or Cokoba (''Cokobanci'') in Hausa, is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... Demographics According to Blench (2016),Blench, Roger. 2016Weeping over the disappearance of Nigeria’s minority languages: how to get more reliable information and what to do about it/ref> Zora (also called Chokobo) is spoken by 19 speakers, in some two hours drive from Jos. The speakers are all over 60 years and rarely talk to one another, since they are spread across 10 settlements. The morphology and phonology have been highly eroded as well. References Sources *Blench, RogerZora: a highly endangered East Kainji language of Northern Nigeria Languages of Nigeria Endangered Niger–Congo languages East Kainji languages {{Kainj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panawa Language
Panawa (Bujiyel) is an East Kainji language of NigeriaBlench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. belonging to the Shammo cluster.Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria'. Panawa is mostly closely related to Boze. Distribution There are probably no more than 3,000-4,000 ethnic Panawa. The Panawa live in the following five villages of Toro LGA, Bauchi State Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ea .... *Akusεru (Fadan Bujiyel) *Zabaŋa *Adizənə *Akayzoro *Kaŋkay The 5 Panawa villages were originally located on a hill called Owo Panawa. All 5 villages were reloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jere Language
Zele (Zelle, Jere, Jera) is an East Kainji language of Bassa LGA in northern Plateau State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ....Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), ''East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs'', 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. References *Blench, Roger. 2010Plural verbs in the languages of Central Nigeria East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunzuii Language
Tunzu (Tunzuii), or ''Itunzu'', also known as Duguza (Dugusa) in Hausa, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. Demographics The Tunzu people live in 7 villages. There are 5 villages (including the main settlement of Gada) in Jos East LGA, Plateau State and 2 villages (Kurfi and Magama) in Toro LGA, Bauchi State Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ea .... The Tunzu villages in Bauchi State are assimilated into Hausa culture. There were 2,500 speakers (2003 estimate), although there might be 2,000 more ethnic Tunzu who do not speak the Tunzu language.Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria'. References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janji Language
Janji is a Kainji language of Nigeria. Numerals Janji has, or had, a duodecimal number system A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth. Numbers can be represented in language with number words. More universally, individual numbers can .... References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iguta Language
Guta (''Iguta''), known as ''Naraguta(wa)'' in Hausa, is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Further reading *A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Iguta (nar) Language of Plateau State, Nigeria' East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudu-Camo Language
Kudu and Camo (Chamo) are a nearly extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria Endangered Niger–Congo languages {{kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamo-Ningi Language
Gamo (Buta) and Ningi are an apparently extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria Extinct languages of Africa {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
