Pan language
Nowadays, Pan language has become a topic of great interest to a wide spectrum of people around the world. From its impact on society to its influence on people's daily lives, Pan language is a topic that has aroused great interest in different areas. Both experts in the field and ordinary people have dedicated time and effort to understanding and analyzing Pan language, seeking to obtain a better understanding of its importance and impact on different aspects of life. In this article, we will explore some of the most relevant aspects related to Pan language, with the aim of offering a comprehensive view on this topic that is of great relevance today.
| Kofyar | |
|---|---|
| Pan | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
| Ethnicity | Kofyar |
Native speakers | (110,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kwl |
| Glottolog | kofy1242 |
Pan is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Dialects
Dialects are Bwol, Dimmuk (Doemak), Gworam, Jipal, Kofyar (Kwong), Kwagallak (Kwolla), and Mirriam (Mernyang).[1]
Blench (2019) lists the following language varieties in the Pan cluster.[2] Village locations are cited by Blench (2019) from Hon, et al. (2014).[3]
- Mernyang: spoken in Dokan Kasuwa, Dokan Tofa, Kwaning, Laardang, Kwang, Kwa, Miket villages
- Doemak: spoken in Kofyar Doemak, Goechim, Ba'ap, Kopar, Doemak villages
- Tèŋ (Teng): spoken in Nteng, Gyeer, Ɗoop, Kelaghan, Loon, Kwakii, Zhep Morop, Gorom villages[4]
- Kwagallak: spoken in Tim, Kopfogon, Chim, Yitiar, Kwoor, Kwalla, Shangfuup, Kopbepang, Moeda villages
- Bwol (Bwall): spoken in Dungras, Nakum, Tanba, Bwall, Goepil villages
- Gworam
- Jipal: spoken in Katul, Kabum, Kanjing, Kaburuk, Shawk, Kaper, rundum, Jipal, Bul, Kwa, Male, Zwakal villages
- Shindai
Note that in the villages names, orthographic oe stands for the mid central vowel ə, a practice that had been adopted by missionaries in the Shendam area during the 1930s, such as Father E. Sirlinger.[5][6][7]
Notes
- ^ a b Kofyar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Hon, Luther; Gobak, Fittokka; Agwom, Izang; Muniru, John; Nweke, Uche S. 2014. A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Kofyar (Koffiar) of Plateau State, Nigeria. Ms. Jos, Nigeria: Language Development Facilitators.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). "Nteng: an undocumented language of Central Nigeria".
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
- ^ Sirlinger, Father E. 1937. Dictionary of the Goemai Language. Prefecture Apostolic of Jos. Typescript.
- ^ Sirlinger, Father E. 1942. A grammar of the Goemai Language. Prefecture Apostolic of Jos. Typescript.