| Tyap | |
|---|---|
| Katab | |
| A̱lyem Tyap | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna and Plateau States |
| Ethnicity | Atyap |
Native speakers | 255,000 (2020)[1] 875,000 with Jju |
| Dialects |
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| 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 | |
| Tyap, Tyab[3] | |
|---|---|
| Person | A̱tyotyap, A̱tyotyab |
| People | A̱tyap, A̱tyab |
| Language | Tyap, Tyab |
| Country | A̱tyap or A̱byin A̱tyap |
| Tyap: Fantswam | |
|---|---|
| Person | A̱tyufantswam |
| People | Fantswam |
| Language | Fantswam |
| Country | Fantswam or A̱byin Fantswam |
| 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 means tip. 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.
- ^ 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
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