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Southern Kaduna
Southern Kaduna ( ; Jju language, Jju: ''Ka̱tak Ka̱duna'' ; ; formerly Southern Zaria) is an area of the Nok Culture region inhabited by various related ethnic groups who do not identify as Hausa people, Hausa, living south of Zazzau Emirate, Zaria, Kaduna State. It is located in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. According to the Southern Kaduna People's Union (SOKAPU), Southern Kaduna consists of 12 (or 13) Local Government Areas out of 23 in Kaduna State. In September 2020, the SOKAPU national publicity secretary, Luka Binniyat, in a statement he signed said the region makes up 51.2% of the entire state's population as shown in the 2006 census figures, occupying 26,000 sq. km. of the state's 46,000 sq. km. total land mass, with 57 registered ethnic nationalities of the state's 67 identified ones. ''Angerbrandt (2015)'' views it as being less of a geographical identity and more of an ethnic identity concept. History Antiquity Nok Culture The Nok culture thrived in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaduna State
Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian cities by population, 8th largest city in the country as of 2006. Created in 1967 as North-Central State, which also encompassed the modern Katsina State, Kaduna State achieved its current borders in 1987. Kaduna State is the List of Nigerian states by area, fourth largest and List of Nigerian states by population, third most populous state in the country, Kaduna State is nicknamed the ''Centre of Learning'', owing to the presence of numerous educational Higher education, institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University, Nigerian Defence Academy, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna Polytechnic, etc. Modern Kaduna State is home to the sites of some of Africa's oldest civilizations, including the Nok c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauru
Kauru is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. The area is 3,186 km. Its headquarters are in the town of Kauru. The postal code of the area is 811. Boundaries Kauru Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Zangon Kataf LGA to the southwest, Kajuru, Igabi and Soba, Nigeria, Soba LGAs to the northwest, Kubau LGA to the north, Lere, Nigeria, Lere LGA to the northeast, Kaura, Nigeria, Kaura LGA to the south; and Bassa, Plateau State, Bassa and Riyom LGAs of Plateau State to southeast, respectively. Administrative subdivisions Kauru Local Government Area consists of 11 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely: # Badurum # Bital # Damakasuwa # Dawaki # Geshere, Nigeria, Geshere # Kamaru # Kauru East # Kauru West # Kwassam # Makami # Pari Population Kauru Local Government Area has an area of 2,810 km, with a population density of 106.3/km [2016] and annual population change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninzam Language
Ninzo is a Plateau language spoken by the Ninzo people of central 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, .... References External links A Wordlist of Ninzo language of Central Nigeria and its affinitiesby Roger Blench (PDF) Ninzic languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyong Language
Gyong, also known as Kagoma, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Gwong people, whose indigenous homeland is in Jema'a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna 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, .... References Central Plateau languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyam Language
Hyam is a regionally important linguistic cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria. ''Hyam of Nok'' is the prestige dialect (Blench 2008). Writing the sociolinguistics of Hyam, Blench treats ''Sait,'' and ''Dzar'' as distinct varieties, and notes that ''Yat'' and ''Ankung'' may be viewed as separate languages, however, Hayab (2016) presents a differing opinion arguing that it is Ankung, a language called Iduya, that is not mutually intelligible to Hyam. Meanwhile, Hyam, which is spoken by the Ham people of Nigeria, popularly known as 'Jaba' in a recent study by Philip Hayab, a native of the area and a linguist who carried out in-depth research into the language, reveals that 'Jaba' has a Hausa etymology and is derogatory and should be discarded (John 2017). Distribution Native Hyam speakers are found mainly in Jaba, Kachia and Kagarko. They are also found in Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State and in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State of Nigeria. Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gbagyi Language
Gwari is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gbagyi people, which make up over a million people in Nigeria. There are two principal varieties, Gbari (West Gwari) and Gbagyi (East Gwari), which have some difficulty in communication; sociolinguistically they are distinct languages. Phonology Vowels * /i, u, e, o/ can also have allophones �, ʊ, ɛ, ʌ * Nasal vowels /ĩ, ũ, ẽ, õ/ can also be heard as �̃, ʊ̃, ɛ̃, ʌ̃ Consonants * The following sounds may be labialized as /pʷ, bʷ, fʷ, vʷ, kʷ, ɡʷ, mʷ, k͡pʷ, ɡ͡bʷ, hʷ/ and palatalized as /pʲ, bʲ, fʲ, vʲ, kʲ, ɡʲ, mʲ, lʲ, wʲ/. * Sounds /t, d, s, z, n/ when palatalized are always heard as ʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ, ɲ * Sounds /f, b/ can be heard as bilabial sounds �, βin free variation. * /n/ is heard as velar �when preceding velar consonants. * /n/ becomes a labialized-velar �ʷwhen preceding a /w/. * Sounds /bʷ, ɡʷ, ɡʲ/ are softened to fricatives �ʷ, ɣʷ, ɣʲwhen preceding a glide, in med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Language
Map (''Timap''), or Amo (''Among''), is a divergent Kainji language of 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, .... Phonology Consonants The consonant sounds are located in the chart below. Vowels References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piti Language
Piti (Pitti, Bishi, Bisi) is a minor Kainji language of Kaduna 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, .... Bishi speakers live in at least 26 villages. Ngmgbang (Riban, Rigmgbang) was formerly listed as a dialect of Bishi, but is clearly a distinct although related language. It is spoken in a few villages in Kaduna State. References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsam Language
Atsam ( Tyap: , Hausa: , , ), is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Atsam people, mainly found in Kauru LGA of Kaduna State and Bassa LGA of Plateau State, Middle Belt Middle Belt (also spelt Middle-Belt) or Central Nigeria is a term used in human geography to designate a belt region stretching across central Nigeria longitudinally and forming a transition zone between Northern and Southern Nigeria. It is ..., Nigeria. References East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulu Language
The Kulu language, ''Ikulu'', also known as Ankulu or Ikolu, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Bakulu, found in the Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Kauru Local Government Areas of Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian .... References External linksKulu wordlist Central Plateau languages North Plateau languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adara Language
Adara (also Eda and ''Kadara''), is a language spoken by Adara people of Kaduna state and Niger state of Nigeria. The name Adara is also used to refer to the ethnic group. Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 500,000. About 80% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam. Distribution Adara is spoken mainly in Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas as well as parts of Chikun and Kagarko of Kaduna state. In Paikoro and Munya local governments areas of Niger State in the Middle Belt region of 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, .... Dialects Dialects of the Adara language include the Adara dialect, Eneje, Ada, Ekhwa, and Ajiya. Blench (2019) lists Eda, Edra, and Enezhe as dialects. Phonology Consonants Vow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
