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Linguistic lineage:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central (Ethnologue)
Tyap (or Nerzitt) is a language cluster comprising the following languages:
Atakar (Atakat),Gworok (Gwolok, Kagoro), Fantsuam (Kafanchan), Kachichere (Aticherak), Sholio (Moroa) and Tyap (Kataf, Katab). (Zitt)
Tyap is spoken by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Specifically, it is spoken in Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State. (Zitt)
Locally, it is "an important district language." (Ethnologue)
As with all Nigerian languages, a lack of current ethnic and linguistic data means only estimates are available. Roger Blench provides the figure of 130,000 for the Tyap language in 1990.
Using a growth rate of 3% for Kaduna State (Nigerian Government), then native Tyap speakers are now over 200,000 in number.
One of several broadcast languages of the Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation (KSBC), Kafanchan (Zitt)
A A B CH CHY D E F G GB GH GHW GHY I I J JHY K KH KP L M N NG NY O P R S SH SHY T TS U V W Y Z (Zitt)
Fantsuam Foundation, http://fantsuam.org
Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net
Ethnologue page for Tyap: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kcg
Nigerian 2006 Census Population Statistics (does not include breakdown by ethnicity or language), http://www.population.gov.ng/pop_figure.pdf
Blench, Roger, ed., Atlas of Nigerian Languages, IIIrd ed. (2006)
Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net
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