Ayere–Ahan

E1013563

Ayere–Ahan is a small subgroup of closely related, lesser-known languages spoken in southwestern Nigeria, classified within the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

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Label Occurrences
Ayere–Ahan canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger–Congo languages
language group
language subgroup
branchOf Volta–Niger
classificationLevel low-level subgroup within Volta–Niger
continent Africa
country Nigeria
degreeOfRelatedness closely related languages
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangeredStatus under-documented
ethnolinguisticRegion Yorubaland (broad cultural region)
linked to: Yorubaland
hasPart Ahan language
Ayere language
ISO639Status component languages have individual ISO 639-3 codes
languageFamily Niger–Congo
linguisticTypology SVO word order (subject–verb–object)
tone languages
macroFamily Atlantic–Congo
Niger–Congo
neighboringLanguageArea Edoid languages
Yoruboid languages
partOf Niger–Congo language family
Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
region Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
relativeSize small subgroup
spokenIn Nigeria
Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
status lesser-known
subclassOf Volta–Niger languages
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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