Duhwa Language
Duhwa, or Karfa (also Kerifa, Nzuhwi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nasarawa State, 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, .... Notes West Chadic languages Languages of Nigeria {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Nasarawa State
Nasarawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue State, Benue and Kogi State, Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. The state has thirteen Local government areas of Nigeria, local government areas namely, Nasarawa, Toto, Keffi, Karu, Kokona, Akwanga, Wamba, Nasarawa Eggon, Lafia, Obi, Awe, Doma and Keana with its capital in Lafia, located in the east of the state, while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Nasarawa is the List of Nigerian states by area, fifteenth largest in area and List of Nigerian state ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chadic Languages
The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 196 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, and northern Cameroon. By far the most widely spoken Chadic language is Hausa, a lingua franca of much of inland Eastern West Africa, particularly Niger and the northern half of Nigeria. Hausa is the only Chadic language with more than 1 million speakers. Composition Paul Newman (1977) classified the languages into the four groups which have been accepted in all subsequent literature. Further subbranching, however, has not been as robust; Roger Blench (2006), for example, only accepts the A/B bifurcation of East Chadic. Subsequent work by Joseph Lovestrand argues strongly that Kujarge is a valid member of East Chadic. The placing of Luri as a primary split of West Chadic is erroneous. Bernard Caron (2004) shows that this language is South Bauchi and part of the Polci cluster. A sug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Chadic Languages
The West Chadic languages of the Afroasiatic languages, Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa language, Hausa, the most populous Chadic languages, Chadic language and a major language of West Africa. Languages The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format. *West Chadic **Hausa–Gwandara languages, Hausa–Gwandara (A.1): Hausa language, Hausa, Gwandara language, Gwandara **Bole–Angas (?) ***Bole–Tangale languages, Bole–Tangale (A.2) ****North (Bole proper): Bure language, Bure, Karekare language, Karekare, Bole language, Bole, Gera language, Gera, Geruma language, Geruma, Deno language, Deno, Galambu language, Galambu, Giiwo language, Giiwo, Kubi language, Kubi, Ngamo language, Ngamo, Maaka language, Maaka (Maagha), Ɓeele language, Ɓeele, Dazawa language, Daza (Dazawa), ?Pali language (Chadic), Pali ****South (Tangale): Kwaami language, Kwaami, Pero language, Pero, Piya-Kw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bole–Angas Languages
The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and a major language of West Africa. Languages The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format. *West Chadic ** Hausa–Gwandara (A.1): Hausa, Gwandara **Bole–Angas (?) *** Bole–Tangale (A.2) ****North (Bole proper): Bure, Karekare, Bole, Gera, Geruma, Deno, Galambu, Giiwo, Kubi, Ngamo, Maaka (Maagha), Ɓeele, Daza (Dazawa), ?Pali ****South (Tangale): Kwaami, Pero, Piya-Kwonci, Kholok, Nyam, Kushi (Goji), Kutto (Kupto), Tangale, Dera (Kanakuru) *** Angas ( Central West Chadic) (A.3)Blench, Roger. 2017Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages ****Ngasic: Ngas (Angas), Belnəng ****Mwaghavulic: Mwaghavul, Mupun (Mapun), Takas (Toos); Cakfem-Mushere **** Miship (Chip) ****Pan cluster ***** Chakato/Jorto ***** Jipal, Mernyang (Mirriam), Kwagalla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ron Languages
The Ron, Ronic or Ron–Fyer languages, group A.4 of the West Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, are spoken in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria. The Ron languages have undergone extensive influence from Tarok. Languages The Ron languages, and their tentative relationships, are:Blench, RogerComparative Ron wordlist ;Ron * Fyer, Tambas *(branch) ** Central Ron *** Daffo-Mbar-Butura ***Bokkos *** Monguna (Shagawu) erhaps actually closer to Sha** Sha ** Mangar **Mundat–Karfa *** Mundat *** Karfa (Duhwa) ** Kulere (Richa) Blench (2019) groups the following in the (Central) Ron/Run dialect cluster: Bokkos, Mbar, Daffo–Butura, Manguna, Mangar, Sha. While noting that Ron is in fact a complex linkage, Blench (2003) rejects two of the connections proposed in Seibert (1998) ha with Mundat–Karfa and Mangar with Kulere/Richa *''Northern'': Fyer, Tambas *''Central'': Bokkos, Daffo-Mbar-Butura, Monguna *''Western'': Sha, Mundat, Karfa *''Southern'': Ri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afro-Asiatic Languages
The Afroasiatic languages (also known as Afro-Asiatic, Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic) are a language family (or "phylum") of about 400 languages spoken predominantly in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Sahara and Sahel. Over 500 million people are native speakers of an Afroasiatic language, constituting the fourth-largest language family after Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, and Niger–Congo. Most linguists divide the family into six branches: Berber (Amazigh), Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Omotic, and Semitic. The vast majority of Afroasiatic languages are considered indigenous to the African continent, including all those not belonging to the Semitic branch (which originated in West Asia). The five most spoken languages are; Arabic (of all varieties) which is by far the most widely spoken within the family, with around 411 million native speakers concentrated primarily in West Asia and North Africa, the Chadic Hausa language w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |