Mwaghavul language

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

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Label Occurrences
Mwaghavul language canonical 13

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
West Chadic language
language
belongsTo Mupun–Mwaghavul subgroup
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Mwaghavul people
glottologCode mwag1236
glottologName Mwaghavul
hasAlternativeName Mupun–Mwaghavul (as a cluster designation)
Mwaghavul
Sura
hasBiblePortionsTranslated yes
hasDialects multiple local varieties
hasEthnologueEntry yes
hasISO6393Code sur
hasNeighboringLanguage Berom language
Mupun language
Ngas language
hasOrthography yes
hasSpeakerCommunity Mwaghavul people in Plateau State
isEndangered no
isPartOf Afroasiatic language family
West Chadic branch
linked to: West Chadic
languageFamily Afroasiatic
Chadic
West Chadic
linguisticArea Jos Plateau area
linked to: Jos Plateau
primaryUsage cultural practices
daily communication
local trade
region Plateau State
spokenBy Mwaghavul people
spokenIn Nigeria
Plateau State
central Nigeria
subclassOf Chadic language
West Chadic language
typologicalFeature SVO basic word order
tone language
usedAlongside English language
Hausa language
linked to: Hausa
usedInEducation informal and local literacy contexts
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angas–Sura subgroup hasMember Mwaghavul language
Pyapun language neighboringLanguages Mwaghavul language
Angas languages hasMember Mwaghavul language
Angas languages areCloselyRelated Mwaghavul language
Sura ethnonymLanguage Mwaghavul language
Mwaghavul people primaryLanguage Mwaghavul language
subject linked to: Sura
Mangu Local Government Area languageSpoken Mwaghavul language
Takas partOfLanguage Mwaghavul language
Dugwor subdivisionOf Mwaghavul language
Dugwor isVarietyOf Mwaghavul language
Jipal subdivisionOf Mwaghavul language
Mwaghavul people language Mwaghavul language