Waja languages
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The Waja or Tula–Wiyaa languages are a branch of the provisional Savanna languages
, closest to Kam (Nyingwom), spoken in eastern Nigeria
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They were labeled "G1" in Joseph Greenberg
's Adamawa
language-family proposal and later placed in a Waja–Jen branch of that family.
Savanna languages
-External links:* – Blench* by Michael & Charlene Ayotte, 2002. SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 2002-048.* , Tourneaux...
, closest to Kam (Nyingwom), spoken in eastern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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They were labeled "G1" in Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Harold Greenberg was a prominent and controversial American linguist, principally known for his work in two areas, linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.- Early life and career :...
's Adamawa
Adamawa languages
The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people . Joseph Greenberg classified them as one branch of the...
language-family proposal and later placed in a Waja–Jen branch of that family.
Languages
- Awak: Awak (Yebu), Kamo
- Cham–Mona: Dijim-BwilimDijim-Bwilim languageDijim-Bwilim is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria. Its name is merely a compound of its two dialects, Dijim and Bwilim. A tonal language, it has a whistled register....
, Tso - Dadiya
- Tula: Bangwinji, Tula, WajaWaja languageWaja, also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya, is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria. Dialectical differences between Deruwo and Waja proper are slight....
External links
- Tula-Wiyaa languages – Blench