| Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Platoid | |
| Geographic distribution | Plateau, Kaduna, and Nasarawa states, Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | benu1248 |
 The Plateau languages shown within Nigeria | |
The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria.[citation needed]
Berom and Eggon have the most speakers. Most Plateau languages are threatened and have around 2,000-10,000 speakers.[1]
Defining features of the Plateau family have only been published in manuscript form (Blench 2008). Many of the languages have highly elaborate phonology systems that make comparison with poor data difficult.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2007. Language families of the Nigerian Middle Belt and the historical implications of their distribution. Presented to the Jos Linguistic Circle in Jos, Nigeria, July 25, 2007.