East Plateau languages

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East Plateau
Plateau VI
Geographic
distribution		Nigeria
Linguistic classification Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –
Glottolog sout2800

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.

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East Plateau

Names and locations

Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). [1]


LanguageAlternate spellingsOwn name for language Endonym(s)Other names (location-based)Other names for languageSpeakersLocation(s)
Pyam Fyem, Pyem, Paiem, Fem, Pem7,700 (1952 W&B); 14,000 (1973 SIL) Plateau State, Jos, Barkin Ladi and Mangu LGAs
Bo-Rukul Mabo–BarkulMabol, BarukulKulere; Kaleri (erroneous) Plateau State, Mangu LGA, Richa district
Horom BaromBaromKaleri (erroneous)500 (1973 SIL); 1000 (Blench 1998) Plateau State, Mangu LGA. One village and one hamlet

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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