Cicipu | |
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Acipanci | |
'Cicipu' | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kebbi State, Niger State |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | awc |
Glottolog | cici1237 |
ELP | Cicipu |
Cipu | |
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Person | Cipu |
People | Acipu |
Language | Cicipu |
Cicipu is a Kainji language spoken by about 20,000 people in northwest Nigeria. The people call themselves Acipu, and are called Acipawa in Hausa.[2]
Like most Benue–Congo languages, Cicipu has a complex noun class system.[3] It has a fairly complex phonology with lexical and grammatical tone, vowel harmony and nasalisation.
Virtually all Cicipu speakers speak the lingua franca Hausa. Many also speak other nearby languages.