East Plateau languages
East or Southeast Plateau are a "probable" group of three Plateau languages spoken in Nigeria. Fyam and Horom are closely related; connections to Barkul (Bo-Rukul) are more problematic.
| East Plateau |
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| East Plateau | |
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| Plateau VI | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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| Glottolog | sout2800[1] |
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]
| Language | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Speakers | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyam | Fyem, Pyem, Paiem, Fem, Pem | 7,700 (1952 W&B); 14,000 (1973 SIL) | Plateau State, Jos, Barkin Ladi and Mangu LGAs | ||||
| Bo-Rukul | Mabo–Barkul | Mabol, Barukul | Kulere; Kaleri (erroneous) | Plateau State, Mangu LGA, Richa district | |||
| Horom | Barom | Barom | Kaleri (erroneous) | 500 (1973 SIL); 1000 (Blench 1998) | Plateau State, Mangu LGA. One village and one hamlet |
Footnotes
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southeastern Benue–Congo Plateau". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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References
- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
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