qεBoze
is an East Kainji language spoken some 10 km northwest of Jos. There are probably 10,000 speakers some of limited competence
qEast Kainji
languages are some of the most poorly known languages in Nigeria. There are probably ca.
20, although they
are all quite closely related (we think)
q The West Kainji languages have complex
plural verb morphology,
but the present evidence is that East Kainji affixes are reduced
q Moreover, there is less evidence for
borrowing from neighbouring
languages than the other groups discussed here.
qThis may be consequence of poorer coverage