Berom

E289554

Berom is a Plateau language spoken predominantly by the Berom people in and around Jos in central Nigeria.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Berom canonical 20
Birom 3
Berom (Birom) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
Plateau language
language
alternateName Birom
linked to: Berom
associatedReligion Christianity among speakers
traditional Berom religion
belongsToMacroArea Africa
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroupAssociated Berom people
glottologCode bero1248
glottologName Berom
hasCommunity Berom ethnic group
linked to: Berom people
hasDialects Fan dialect
Foron dialect
Kuru dialect
Riyom dialect
Ropp dialect
Rukuba-influenced dialects
Vwang dialect
hasISO6393Code bom
hasLanguageShiftPressureFrom English
Hausa
hasLinguisticResearch descriptive grammars
lexicographic studies
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative tendencies
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
hasSVOOrder yes
isEndangeredStatus vulnerable
isMinorityLanguageIn Nigeria
languageFamily Niger-Congo
linguisticClassificationLevel Plateau branch of Niger-Congo
locality Jos and environs
primaryCityRegion Jos Plateau
region Central Nigeria
spokenBy Berom people
spokenIn Jos
Nigeria
Plateau State
subFamily Plateau
usedFor everyday communication among Berom people
usedIn traditional ceremonies of the Berom people
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Jos language Berom
Berom people alsoKnownAs Birom
linked to: Berom
Berom language alternativeName Berom (Birom)
linked to: Berom
Plateau State hasEthnicGroup Birom
linked to: Berom
Ron neighboringLanguages Berom
Jos Plateau ethnicGroup Berom
Berom alternateName Birom
linked to: Berom
Berom glottologName Berom
Jos North Local Government Area languageUsed Berom (in parts)
linked to: Berom
Jos ethnicGroups Berom
subject linked to: Jos, Nigeria
Jos North hasEthnicGroup Berom
Vwang dialect ethnicGroup Berom
Turu dialect ethnicGroup Berom
Gyel dialect isSpokenAlongside Standard Berom
linked to: Berom
Riyom hasMajorEthnicGroup Berom