ISO 639-3 · kcgkcg
Niger–Congo family
Tyap
Tyap is a language of the Central Plateau branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 255,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Niger–Congo language spoken in central Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kcg- Glottocode
tyap1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Centre point
- 9.57, 8.28
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tyap |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tyap language, Katab, Katab language, Kataf, Kafanchan |
| All speakers | 255,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Akai script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Tyap
The branches above Tyap, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication