Tyap

Tyap
Katab
A̱lyem Tyap
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna and Plateau States
EthnicityAtyap
Native speakers
255,000 (2020)[1]
875,000 with Jju
Dialects
  • Fantswam
  • Gworok
  • Sholyio
  • Takad
  • "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper')
  • Tyecarak
  • Tyuku
Latin (Tyap alphabet)
Official status
Regulated byTyap Literacy Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-3kcg
Glottologtyap1238
GlottopediaTyap[2]
Tyap is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Tyap, Tyab[3]
PersonA̱tyotyap, A̱tyotyab
PeopleA̱tyap, A̱tyab
LanguageTyap, Tyab
CountryA̱tyap or A̱byin A̱tyap
Tyap: Fantswam
PersonA̱tyufantswam
PeopleFantswam
LanguageFantswam
CountryFantswam or A̱byin Fantswam
Tyap: Gworok, Gworog
PersonA̱tyigworok, A̱tyigworog
PeopleƏgworog, Əgwolog, A̱gworok, Oegworok
LanguageGworog, Gwolog
CountryGworog or Əbyin Əgworog
Tyap: Sholyio
PersonA̱tyosholyio
PeopleA̱sholyio
LanguageSholyio
CountrySholyio or A̱byin A̱sholyio
Tyap: Tyeca̱rak
PersonA̱tyotyeca̱rak
PeopleA̱tyeca̱rak
LanguageTyeca̱rak
CountryTyeca̱rak or A̱byin A̱tyeca̱rak
Tyap: Takad, Takat
PersonA̱tyotakad
PeopleA̱takad, Takad
LanguageTakad, Takat
CountryTakad or A̱byin A̱takad
Tyap: Tyuku, Tuku
PersonA̱tyotyuku
PeopleA̱tyuku, A̱tuku, A̱tukum
LanguageTyuku, Tuku
CountryTyuku 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]

  1. ^ Tyap at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Glottopedia article on Tyap.
  3. ^ Blench, R. (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  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.
  5. ^ McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference EBCongo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).