Mwaghavul

E222781

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

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mwaghavul canonical 5
Mwagavul 1
Mwaghavul-Mupun 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chadic language
language
natural language
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus vigorous use (not severely endangered)
ethnicGroup Mwaghavul people
hasAlternativeName Mwagavul
linked to: Mwaghavul

Mwaghavul-Mupun
linked to: Mwaghavul

Mwahavul
linked to: Mwaghavul

Sura
Sura-Mwaghavul
linked to: Mwaghavul
hasDialect Dugwor
Jipal
Kofyar-related varieties
Mupun
Takas
hasGlottocode mwag1236
hasISO639-3Code sur
hasLinguisticFeature SVO basic word order
complex verb morphology
noun class-like gender distinctions
tone language
hasResourceType Bible portions translated
linguistic descriptions
literacy materials
isPartOf Plateau languages of Nigeria
isSpokenBy Mwaghavul people
isStudiedIn Chadic linguistics
languageBranch West Chadic
languageFamily Afroasiatic
Chadic
neighboringLanguage Kofyar
Mupun
Ngas
Pyem
primaryLocation Mangu Local Government Area
Pankshin Local Government Area
region Plateau State
spokenIn Nigeria
Plateau State
central Nigeria
linked to: Central Nigeria
subclassOf Afroasiatic language
West Chadic language
usedFor Christian religious activities
everyday communication
local trade
traditional religion
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

West Chadic hasMajorLanguage Mwaghavul
Plateau State hasEthnicGroup Mwaghavul
Angas neighboringLanguages Mwaghavul
Mwaghavul hasAlternativeName Mwaghavul-Mupun
linked to: Mwaghavul
Mwaghavul hasAlternativeName Sura-Mwaghavul
linked to: Mwaghavul
Mwaghavul hasAlternativeName Mwahavul
linked to: Mwaghavul
Mwaghavul hasAlternativeName Mwagavul
linked to: Mwaghavul
Ron neighboringLanguages Mwaghavul
Ngas neighboringEthnicGroup Mwaghavul