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Shammo Languages
The Shammo (''Shammɔ'') or Jere languages are spoken in north-central Nigeria.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. They form a subgroup within the East Kainji languages.Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria'. A common greeting, ''Shammɔ'', is used in all of the Shammo languages. Languages *''Shammɔ'' languages **''Zele'' cluster ***Zele Zele () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, around 20 km east of Ghent. The municipality only comprises the town of Zele proper. In 2021, Zele had a total population of 21,333. The total area is 33.06 km2 ... (Jere) *** Boze (Buji), Panawa (Bujiyel) ** Sanga, Gusu, Moro ** Loro, Bunu (Ribina) **? Tunzu (Duguza) References Further reading *Gunn, H.D. 1953. ''Peoples of the Plateau ... [...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] |
Benue–Congo Languages
Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta-Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Subdivisions Central Nigerian (or Platoid) contains the Plateau, Jukunoid and Kainji families, and Bantoid–Cross combines the Bantoid and Cross River groups. Bantoid is only a collective term for every subfamily of Bantoid–Cross except Cross River, and this is no longer seen as forming a valid branch, however one of the subfamilies, Southern Bantoid, is still considered valid. It is Southern Bantoid which contains the Bantu languages, which are spoken across most of Sub-Saharan Africa. This makes Benue–Congo one of the largest subdivisions of the Niger–Congo language family, both in number of languages, of which '' Ethnologue'' counts 976 (2017), and in speakers, numbering perhaps 350 million. Benue–Congo also includes a few minor isolates in the Nigeria–Cameroon region, but their exact relationship is uncertain. The neighbouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kainji Languages
The Kainji languages are a group of about 60 related languages spoken in west-central Nigeria. They form part of the Central Nigerian (Platoid) branch of Benue–Congo. Demographics Four of the most widely spoken Kainji languages are Tsuvadi (150,000), Cishingini and Tsishingini (100,000 each)—all from the Kambari branch; and Clela (C'lela, Lela) (100,000), of the Northwest Kainji branch. In total, there were about one million speakers of Kainji languages (1990s estimate) in Nigeria. History Proto-Kainji is estimated by Blench (2012) to be 3,000 to 4,000 years old. Its broken distribution today is likely due to the historical northward expansion of the Nupoid languages. Morphology Proto-Kainji nominal prefixes: * *mV- for liquids and other mass nouns * *u- for person, *ba- for people * *kV- for diminutive and perhaps also augmentative; also found in some Plateau languages Classification The most divergent of the Kainji languages are Reshe, Laru and Lopa, which may for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Zele 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] |
Boze Language
Boze, also rendered Buji, is an East Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Shammo cluster. Boze is spoken in a contiguous area Bicizà, directly to the north of Jos city in Plateau State Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ..., Nigeria.Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria'. Dialects include Boze, Gorong, and Firu. Distribution Boze (ɛBoze), also called Buji, is spoken in many villages to the west and northwest of Jos.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. Below are village names organized by dialect, with modern names are given in parenth ... [...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] |
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] |
Gusu Language
Gusu (Gussum, Baw) is an East Kainji languages, 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 languages, Shammo cluster. It is spoken in Toro, Nigeria, Toro LGA, Bauchi State and in Bassa, Plateau State, Bassa LGA, Plateau State.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] |
Moro Language (Nigeria)
Moro 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'. Distribution Moro is spoken in Plateau, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Kano states. There are about 20 villages, which are: *Villages in Toro LGA, Bauchi State: Danka, Dankarau, Doka Limoro, Falingu, Girya, Pindel, Yada Bongo *Villages in Kauru LGA, Kaduna State: Kauru Taru, Kuzuntu *Villages in Lere LGA, Kaduna State: Lezuru, Marmara, Sabon cini *Villages in Doguwa LGA, Kano State: Lemu, Nasarawa *Villages in Bassa LGA, Plateau State Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
