Central Plateau languages

Central Plateau
Central Plateau
Geographic; distribution	Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central Plateau; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Rigwe; Izere; Tyapic; Hyamic; Koro; Gyongic; Yeskwa; North Plateau;
Glottolog	None; sout3163 (Irigwe–Izeric–Tyapic); nort3184 (Hyamic–Koroic–Gyongic); nort3169 (North Plateau)

The twenty Central Plateau languages are a residual branch of the Plateau family spoken in central Nigeria. Tyap (or Katab) has over 200,000 speakers, and the closely related Jju (or Kaje) has well over 300,000. Hyam (or Jabba) has another 100,000. Cori is famous for being one of very few languages with six tone levels, though only three are needed for writing.

Central Plateau
Geographic distribution	Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central Plateau
Subdivisions	Rigwe Izere Tyapic Hyamic Koro Gyongic Yeskwa North Plateau
Glottolog	None `sout3163` (Irigwe–Izeric–Tyapic) `nort3184` (Hyamic–Koroic–Gyongic) `nort3169` (North Plateau)