Goemay

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Goemay is a West Chadic language spoken primarily by the Goemai people in Plateau State, central Nigeria.

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Goemay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West Chadic language
language
alternateName Goemai
associatedPeople Goemai people
continent Africa
country Nigeria
countryOfficialLanguageOf none
ethnicGroup Goemai people
glottologName Goemai
hasDialects Duut dialect
Koppo dialect
Kwagallak dialect
linked to: Kwagallak language

Kwande dialect
Kwong dialect
Longdaship dialect
Mopun-influenced variety
hasEndangermentStatus vulnerable
hasGlottocode goem1244
hasLinguisticResearch descriptive grammar studies
phonological analysis
sociolinguistic surveys
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
hasPhonologicalFeature tone language
ISO639-3Code ank
languageBranch Chadic languages
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
languageGroup Angas–Sura languages
languageSubbranch West Chadic languages
linked to: West Chadic
neighboringLanguages Jukunoid languages
Mupun
Ngas
Tarok
primaryLocation Mikang Local Government Area
Qua’an Pan Local Government Area
Shendam Local Government Area
region Middle Belt (Nigeria)
spokenIn Nigeria
Plateau State
spokenInRegion central Nigeria
usedByReligion Christianity
Traditional African religions
usedFor daily communication
local trade
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Goemai hasAlternativeName Goemay