Benue-Congo

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language_family
gptkbp:educational_use primary schools
secondary schools
gptkbp:has_a_rich_oral_tradition gptkb:songs
folktales
proverbs
gptkbp:has_a_significant_number_of_speakers over 100 million
gptkbp:has_dialects gptkb:Edo
gptkb:Yoruba
gptkb:Hausa
Igbo
gptkbp:has_historical_significance colonial history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benue-Congo
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:ethnic_group
tribal languages
gptkbp:is_characterized_by agglutinative morphology
tonal languages
gptkbp:is_documented_in linguistic studies
ethnographic studies
sociolinguistic studies
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:cultural_identity
African languages
language revitalization efforts
language preservation efforts
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a major language family in Africa
gptkbp:is_recognized_by language organizations
gptkbp:is_related_to Niger-Congo
gptkbp:is_studied_in linguistics
gptkbp:is_taught_in universities
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:dance
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:literature
gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:music
cultural expressions
traditional ceremonies
gptkbp:media gptkb:radio_station
newspapers
television broadcasts
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Ijoid_languages
gptkb:Cross_River_languages
gptkb:Benue_languages
gptkb:Yoruba_languages
Bantoid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bini_language
gptkb:Proto-Niger-Congo
gptkb:Jukun_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7