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Sardauna
Sardauna Local Government Area is located in the extreme southeast of Taraba State in Nigeria. It sits atop the Mambilla Plateau, which is dotted by other towns such as Maisamari and Nguroje. The capital of the LGA is Gembu, which is the principal town of various ethnic groups, such as Mambilla, Kaka, Fulani, Ndola, Tigon, Kambu, Chamba and Panso. Other ethnic groups from the mainstream Nigeria and the bordering Cameroon republic such as Hausa and Kanuri also live there. Climate In contrast to the rather steamy and humid climate of most other parts of southeastern Nigeria, the climate in this part of the country (owing to its altitude) is relatively cool; most days in the dry season the temperature will reach 20-23 C and drop to 16-18 C at night, whilst in the wet season these averages fall a couple of degrees. Languages Sardauna is highly linguistically diverse, with about two dozen distinct local languages (mostly Fulani languages, Jukunoid languages, Bantoid language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gembu, Nigeria
Gembu is a town on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Sardauna Local Government Area (formerly "Mambilla" LGA) in Taraba State. Sitting at an average elevation of about above sea level, it is among the highest elevated towns in Nigeria. History It was believed from antiquity that the first inhabitants of the entire Mambilla Region were the descendants of the Bantu ancestors,who are known to have inhabited the region by 5000 BC (Zeitlyn & Connell, 2003). They constitute the Bantu people who stayed home in the Mambilla region after the Bantu expansion across Africa between 3000 BC and 1500 AD. These are represented in this town by the Mambilla people who founded it. Location Gembu, the administrative name of the Mambilla Town of Bommi, was taken from the name of a former monarch of the town known as 'Gelmvu'. The town is found on the Mambilla Plateau, in the south-eastern part of Taraba state, close to the border separating Nigeria and Came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mambiloid Languages
The twelve Mambiloid languages are languages spoken by the Mambila and related peoples mostly in eastern Nigeria and in Cameroon. In Nigeria the largest group is Mambila (there is also a small Mambila population in Cameroon). In Cameroon the largest group is Vute. Languages The following classification follows Blench (2011). Languages with (?) are not listed in that source, but close to other languages according to ''Ethnologue''. Ndoro–Fam may be a separate branch of Benue–Congo. * Ndoola (Ndoro) *Mambiloid proper ** Nizaa (Suga) **Mambila–Konja ***Konja: Kwanja, ? Twendi ***Mambila–Vute ****Mambila–Kamkam *****Magu–Kamkam–Kila: Mbongno, Mvanip (Mvano), ? Somyev, ? Ndunda *****Mambila ****Tep–Vute *****Tep *****Vute: Vute, Wawa ''Ethnologue'' also lists Njerep, which most likely lies somewhere in the Mambila–Kamkam branch. The extinct Yeni, Luo and Kasabe languages were apparently Mambiloid, the first two close to Njerep. Fam is sometimes classified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguroje
Nguroje is a town found on the Mambilla Plateau, in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State in eastern 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 ....http://zainabokino.blogspot.com/2010/09/mambilla-plateau-tarabas-unexploited.html It is easy to see that the term "Nguroje" is an original rendering in Fulfulde (Fulani) language, derived from "Ngu-ram", meaning economic income. Thus, "Ngu-ro-je" (economic enclaves) is a plural of "Ngu-ro-re" (an economic enclave). The straight-away translation of the term "Nguroje" in English language is "Living Springs". "Guroji" is a non-Fulfulde rendering, perhaps by certain tribes that later came to settle in the town with the original Fulbe founders of the town. History of Nguroje Old Mbungnu (Mbungnu, Kwuo, Guroji, Nguroje) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukunoid Languages
The Jukunoid languages are a branch of the Benue-Congo languages spoken by the Jukun and related peoples of Nigeria and Cameroon. They are distributed mostly throughout Taraba State, Nigeria and surrounding regions. Their asymmetrical nasal consonants are atypical for West Africa, as can be seen in Wapan. External relationships Gerhardt (1983) and Güldemann (2018) suggest that Jukunoid may actually be part of the Plateau languages, as it shares similarities with various Plateau groups, especially Tarokoid. However, Blench (2005) argues that Jukunoid is clearly separate from Plateau. Classification The following classification is from Glottolog; the Kororofa branch has been added from ''Ethnologue'' (Glottolog classifies the Kororofa languages as Jukun): * Kuteb *Central **Kpan–Icen: Etkywan (Icen), Kpan **Jukun–Mbembe–Wurbo ***Jukun: Jukun (Jukun Takum), Jibu, Hõne, Wãpha, Jan Awei ***Kororofa: Wannu, Wapan, Jiba *** Mbembe (Tigon) ***Wurbo: Como Karim, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taraba State
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Mambilla Plateau
The Mambilla Plateau is a plateau in the Taraba State of Nigeria. The Mambilla Plateau has an average elevation of about above sea level, making it the highest plateau in Nigeria. Some of its villages are situated on hills that are at least above sea level.Chapter IX. The Mambila David Zeitlyn, University of Kent Some mountains on the plateau and around it are over high, like Gang or which has a height of above sea level. It is the highest mountain in Nigeria and in . The Mambilla Plateau measures about along its curved length; it is wide and is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kpan Language
Kpan is a Jukunoid language of Taraba State, Nigeria. There are several dialects. ''Ethnologue'' (22nd ed.) lists Gayan, Gindin Dutse, Kato Bagha, Likam, Suntai, and Wukari villages, which are distributed in Sardauna, Takum, and Wukari Wukari is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wukari on the A4 highway. The Donga River flows through the area and the Benue River forms a boundary with Nasarawa State to the northwest. It has an ... LGAs. References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áncá Language
Manta (Anta, Banta) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Áncá 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 ... may be the same language, but it is unattested. References Southwest Grassfields languages Languages of Cameroon {{gras-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulani Language
Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa. Along with other related languages such as Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Atlantic geographic group within Niger–Congo, and more specifically to the Senegambian branch. Unlike most Niger-Congo languages, Fula does not have tones. It is spoken as a first language by the Fula people ("Fulani", ff, Fulɓe, link=no) from the Senegambia region and Guinea to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sudan and by related groups such as the Toucouleur people in the Senegal River Valley. It is also spoken as a second language by various peoples in the region, such as the Kirdi of northern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. Nomenclature Several names are applied to the language, just as to the Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambo Language (Nigeria)
Ambo is a Tivoid 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 Languages of Nigeria Tivoid languages Endangered languages of Africa {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batu Language
Batu is a Tivoid language of Nigeria. Dialects are Amanda-Afi, Kamino. Angwe was once assumed, but turns out to be a dialect of the divergent Buru language Buru or Buruese (Buru: ) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Central Maluku branch. In 1991 it was spoken by approximately 45,000 Buru people who live on the Indonesian island of Buru ( id, Pulau Buru). It is also preserved in the Buru comm .... References Languages of Nigeria Languages of Cameroon Tivoid languages {{nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
