Tyap language

Tyap: Fantswam
Tyap: Fantswam
Person	A̱tyufantswam
People	Fantswam
Language	Fantswam
Country	Fantswam or A̱byin Fantswam

Tyap, Tyab^[3]
Tyap, Tyab
Person	A̱tyotyap, A̱tyotyab
People	A̱tyap, A̱tyab
Language	Tyap, Tyab
Country	A̱tyap or A̱byin A̱tyap

Tyap
Tyap
Katab
A̱lyem Tyap
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna and Plateau States
Ethnicity	Atyap
Native speakers	255,000 (2020); 875,000 with Jju
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Tyapic Tyap; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Fantswam; ; Gworok; Sholyio; Takad; "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper'); Tyecarak; Tyuku;
Writing system	Latin (Tyap alphabet)
Official status
Regulated by	Tyap Literacy Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kcg
Glottolog	tyap1238
Glottopedia	Tyap
	Tyap is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Tyap: Gworok, Gworog
Person	A̱tyigworok, A̱tyigworog
People	Əgworog, Əgwolog, A̱gworok, Oegworok
Language	Gworog, Gwolog
Country	Gworog or Əbyin Əgworog

Tyap: Sholyio
Person	A̱tyosholyio
People	A̱sholyio
Language	Sholyio
Country	Sholyio or A̱byin A̱sholyio

Tyap: Tyeca̱rak
Person	A̱tyotyeca̱rak
People	A̱tyeca̱rak
Language	Tyeca̱rak
Country	Tyeca̱rak or A̱byin A̱tyeca̱rak

Tyap: Takad, Takat
Person	A̱tyotakad
People	A̱takad, Takad
Language	Takad, Takat
Country	Takad or A̱byin A̱takad

Tyap: Tyuku, Tuku
Person	A̱tyotyuku
People	A̱tyuku, A̱tuku, A̱tukum
Language	Tyuku, Tuku
Country	Tyuku or A̱byin A̱tyuku

Tyap is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria's Middle Belt, named after its prestige dialect. It is also known by its Hausa exonym as Katab or Kataf.^[4]^[5] It is also known by the names of its dialectical varieties including Sholyio, Fantswam, Gworok, Takad, "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper'), Tyeca̱rak and Tyuku (Tuku). In spite of being listed separately from the Tyap cluster, Jju's separation, according to Blench R.M. (2018), seems to be increasingly ethnic rather than a linguistic reality.^[6]

^ Tyap at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^ Glottopedia article on Tyap language.
^ Blench, R. (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
^ Meek, C. K. (1928). "The Katab and Their Neighbours: Part I". Journal of the Royal African Society. 27 (106): 104–126. JSTOR 717082. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255.
^ Cite error: The named reference EBCongo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[e26-1] Tyap at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)

[Glottopedia-2] Glottopedia article on Tyap language.

[BlenchAtlas4-3] Blench, R. (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[MeekPO-4] Meek, C. K. (1928). "The Katab and Their Neighbours: Part I". Journal of the Royal African Society. 27 (106): 104–126. JSTOR 717082. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[Mc-5] McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255.

[EBCongo-6] Cite error: The named reference EBCongo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Tyap
Katab
A̱lyem Tyap
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna and Plateau States
Ethnicity	Atyap
Native speakers	255,000 (2020)^[1] 875,000 with Jju
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Tyapic Tyap
Dialects	Fantswam Gworok Sholyio Takad "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper') Tyecarak Tyuku
Writing system	Latin (Tyap alphabet)
Official status
Regulated by	Tyap Literacy Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kcg`
Glottolog	`tyap1238`
Glottopedia	`Tyap`^[2]
Tyap is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.