| Eloyi | |
|---|---|
| Afu | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Benue State, Nassarawa State |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2021)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | afo |
| Glottolog | eloy1241 |
Eloyi, or Afu (Afo), is a Plateau language of uncertain classification. It is spoken by the Eloyi people of Agatu LGA and Otukpo LGA of Benue State and Nassarawa State in Nigeria.
Classification
Armstrong (1955, 1983) classified Eloyi as Idomoid, but that identification was based on a single word list and Armstrong later expressed doubts. All other preliminary accounts classify it as Plateau, and Blench (2008) leaves it as a separate branch of Plateau.
Blench (2007)[2] considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa.
References
- ↑ Eloyi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Blench, Roger. 2007. The Eloyi language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.
- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
External links
- ComparaLex, database with Eloyi word list
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