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Tarokoid Languages
The five Tarokoid languages are a branch of the Plateau languages, Plateau family spoken in central Nigeria, just north of the middle reaches of the Benue River. Tarok language, Tarok itself has 300,000 speakers, with Pe language, Pe and Sur language, Sur about 5,000 each. Yangkam language, Yangkam is severely endangered, being spoken by around fifty elderly men. The Tarokoid languages have significantly influenced the Ron languages and later Ngas language, Ngas, but not the other West Chadic languages of Tel language, Tel, Goemai language, Goemai, Mupun language, Mupun, and Mwaghavul language, Mwaghavul. Most borrowed words went from Tarok to Chadic, although occasionally Chadic words were also borrowed into Tarok. Today, Tarok language, Tarok remains the lingua franca of the southern Plateau region of Nigeria. Classification The only language with significant data is Tarok language, Tarok. Pe language, Pe (Pai) has been placed in various branches of Plateau, and Kwang language ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, 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 in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwaghavul Language
Mwaghavul (also known as Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State in central Nigeria and predominantly in Mangu Mangu may refer to: Places * Mangu, Burma, a village * Mangu, Estonia, a village * Mangu, Nigeria, a Local Government Area * Mangu Farm, a settlement in Kenya * Mangu station, a railway station in Seoul * Mangu-dong, a dong (neighborhood) of ... Local government areas of Nigeria, LGA. Mwaghavul's dialects include Takas. The Mupun people is a related ethnic group. Mwaghavul has one of the most elaborate systems of logophoricity known in any language. Phonology Mwaghavul has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/. References Further reading * Roger Blench''Mwaghavul - English dictionary'' unpublished. * Zygmunt Frajzyngier. 1993. ''A Grammar of Mupun''. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag. External links - Mwaghavul webpage at rogerblench.info Languages of Nigeria West Chadic languages {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |