Angas–Sura subgroup

E222792

The Angas–Sura subgroup is a branch of West Chadic languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria, encompassing several closely related Plateau-area languages.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West Chadic subgroup ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ
classificationStatus well-established within West Chadic ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
geographicDistribution Bauchi State ⓘ
Kaduna State ⓘ
Plateau State ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Angas-Sura languages ⓘ
linked to: Angas languages

Angas–Sura group ⓘ
hasMember Angas language ⓘ
linked to: Angas languages

Bwol language ⓘ
Cakfem-Mushere language ⓘ
Doemak language ⓘ
Gworam language ⓘ
Jibyal language ⓘ
linked to: Jipal language

Jipal language ⓘ
Kofyar cluster ⓘ
Kofyar language ⓘ
Kwagallak language ⓘ
Mernyang language ⓘ
Miship language ⓘ
Mupun language ⓘ
Mwaghavul language ⓘ
Ngas language ⓘ
Pyapun language ⓘ
Sura language ⓘ
Tal language ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet
languageBranch Chadic ⓘ
languageFamily Afroasiatic ⓘ
languageSubbranch West Chadic ⓘ
linguisticFeature complex noun class systems ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
tonal languages ⓘ
neighboringLanguageGroup Plateau languages ⓘ
other West Chadic subgroups ⓘ
primaryCountry Nigeria ⓘ
region Plateau area ⓘ
central Nigeria ⓘ
spokenIn rural communities ⓘ
small towns ⓘ
subclassOf Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
Chadic languages ⓘ
West Chadic languages ⓘ
linked to: West Chadic
usedAs local lingua franca in some areas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

West Chadic → hasSubgroup → Angas–Sura subgroup ⓘ
Goemai → isPartOf → Angas–Sura group ⓘ
linked to: Angas–Sura subgroup
Angas–Sura subgroup → hasAlternativeName → Angas–Sura group ⓘ
linked to: Angas–Sura subgroup
Pyapun language → subgroupOf → Angas–Sura subgroup ⓘ
Jipal language → languageSubgroup → Angas–Sura subgroup ⓘ
Jipal language → belongsTo → Angas–Sura group ⓘ
linked to: Angas–Sura subgroup
Doemak language → partOf → Angas–Sura subgroup ⓘ
Gworam language → closelyRelatedTo → Angas–Sura varieties ⓘ
linked to: Angas–Sura subgroup
Mupun language → subgroupOf → Angas–Sura subgroup ⓘ