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Zumbun Language
Zumbun (also rendered ''Jimbin, Jimbinawa'') is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria, in Jimbim settlement, Darazo Darazo is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, Its headquarters are in the town of Darazo. Darazo is mainly dominated by Fulani and Karai-karai people. It has an area of 3,015 km and a population of 251,597 at the 2006 census ... LGA. References Languages of Nigeria West Chadic languages {{WChadic-lang-stub ...
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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 ...
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Bauchi State
Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Yobe to the northeast, Gombe State, Gombe to the east, Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau to the south, Kaduna State, Kaduna to the west and Kano State, Kano to the northwest. It takes its name from the historic city of Bauchi (city), Bauchi, which also serves as its capital. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Gombe State, which became a distinct state in 1996. Of the States of Nigeria, 36 states, Bauchi is the List of Nigerian states by area, fifth largest in area and also the List of Nigerian states by population, fifth most populous, with an estimated population of over 8,308,800 as of 2022. Geographically, the state is divided between ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bade–Warji 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), Kwagallak, ...
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Warji Languages
The North Bauchi languages (also called the B.2 West Chadic or Warji languages) are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria. An extensive survey of the North Bauchi (Warji) languages had been done by Skinner (1977). Culturally, North Bauchi language speakers are unique for their chestharp, a fusion of the arched harp with the chest bow. Languages The North Bauchi languages are:Blench, Roger. 2006The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List(ms) * Pa'a * Warji * Diri * Ciwogai * Kariya (Vinahə) * Mburku * Miya *Siri * Zumbun (Jimbin) * Ajawa (†) Names and locations Below is a comprehensive list of North Bauchi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). Reconstruction Proto-North Bauchi (Proto-Warji) quasi-reconstructions by Roger Blench (2012):Blench, Roger. 2012. Linguistic and cultural background to the North Bauchi region and the Wiihə people'. ;Trees ;Antelope The term antelope re ...
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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 ...
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Darazo
Darazo is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, Its headquarters are in the town of Darazo. Darazo is mainly dominated by Fulani and Karai-karai people. It has an area of 3,015 km and a population of 251,597 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ... of the area is 750. The Zumbun language is spoken in Jimbim settlement in Darazo LGA. Climate The average annual temperature ranges from 13°C to 39°C, with the wet season being humid and largely cloudy, and the dry season being partly gloomy. References Local Government Areas in Bauchi State {{Bauchi-geo-stub ...
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Languages Of Nigeria
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language is English, which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. The English-based creole ''Nigerian Pidgin'' – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people. The most commonly spoken native languages are Hausa (over 63 million when including second-language, or L2, speakers), Yoruba (over 47 million, including L2 speakers), Igbo (over 31 million, including L2 speakers), Ibibio (over 10 million, including L2 speakers), Ijaw cluster (over 5 million), Fulfulde (18 million), Kanuri (7.6 million), Tiv (5 million), and approximately 2 to 3 million each of Nupe, Karai-Karai Kupa, Kakanda, Edo, Igala, Mafa, Idoma and Efik. Nigeria's linguistic diversity is a microcosm of much of Africa as a whole, and the country contains languages from the three major African langu ...
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