Kugama language
In today's world, Kugama language has become a topic of great relevance and interest for society as a whole. Whether due to its impact on daily life, its influence on the global economy or its role in the history of humanity, Kugama language is a topic that leaves no one indifferent. From its origins to its evolution today, Kugama language has marked a before and after in the way people perceive the world around them. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the impact of Kugama language on different aspects of life, examining its implications and relevance in modern society.
| Kugama | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa state |
Native speakers | (5,000 Kugama cited 1995)[1] unclear if figure for Gengle is additional or duplicate |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kow – Kugamageg – Gengle (duplicate code) |
| Glottolog | kuga1239 |
| Wã̀m | |
|---|---|
| Language | ɲáː wàm |
Kugama, also known as Wam (Wã̀m[2]) or Gengle,[3] is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is spoken in Mayo-Belwa and Fufore Local Government Areas of Adamawa State.[4][5] It is classified within the Yendang group of the Adamawa language family.[4]
Speakers refer to their language as ɲáː wàm. Kugama is an exonym that is often used by the speakers themselves when speaking in other languages, while Wã̀m is the name they use to refer to themselves.[6]
Further reading
- Blench, Roger. 2009. The Maya (Yendang) languages.
- Litvinova, Lora. 2014. Притяжательные местоимения в языке кугама Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine . In Alexandr Ju. Zheltov (ed.), Антропология и лингвистика. Материалы петербургских экспедиций в Африку , 167–173. St. Petersburg: MAE RAN.
- Litvinova, Lora. 2015. Личные местоимения в языке кугама . Paper presented at 28th International Conference on historiography and source studies of Asia and Africa “Asia and Africa in the Changing World”. St. Petersburg.
- Litvinova, Lora. 2016. Элементы морфосинтаксиса языка кугама[permanent dead link] . St. Petersburg: St.Petersburg State University MA thesis.
References
- ^ Kugama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Gengle (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ a b "Kugama". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Gengle". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ Litvinova, Lora. Wam Archived 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. AdaGram, LLACAN.
External links
- Wam Archived 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, by Lora Litvinova. AdaGram.