The WIYAA group
General information
The Wiyaa
group consists of eight languages, Wiyaa, Tula,
Yebu, Bangwinji, Dadiya, Maa, Dijim, Bwilim, Tso, all spoken within
northeastern Nigeria. The nomenclature of these languages is as follows;
Common
name |
Reference
name |
Alternative names |
Waja |
Wiyaa |
Wuya, Nyan Wiyau |
Tula |
Tula |
Kotule, Kutule |
Awak |
Yebu |
Awok |
Bangwinji |
Bangwinji |
Bangunji, Bangjinge |
Dadiya |
Dadiya |
Dadia, Daadiya, Loodiya |
Kamo |
Maa |
Kamu, Nubama, Nyima, Ma |
Cham |
Dijim |
Cam |
Mwana |
Bwilim |
Mwano, Mwona, Mwomo, Mona, Mwana, Fitilai |
Lotsu-Piri |
Tso |
Lotsu-Piri, Cibbo, Tsóbó, Cuyi Tsó, Pire, Piri, Kitta |
The
following table shows the locations of the Wiyaa group populations and very
rough estimates of their numbers.
Name |
Location |
Population |
Wiyaa |
Gombe
State, Balanga, Akko, Yamaltu Deba LGAs; Adamawa State, northern Michika LGA;
Borno State, Gwoza LGA; Taraba State, Bali LGA. |
60,000
(1989) |
Tula |
Gombe
State, Kaltungo LGA, 30 km. east of Billiri. |
30,000
(1989) |
Yebu |
Gombe
State, Kaltungo LGA |
6000
(1995) |
Bangwinji |
Bauchi
State, Balanga, Billiri, and Kaltungo LGAs |
6000
(1992) |
Dadiya |
Bauchi
State, Balanga LGA; Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA; Adamawa State, Numan LGA,
between Dadiya and Bambam |
30,000
(1998) |
Maa |
Gombe
State, Billiri, Kaltungo and Akko LGAs. |
20,000
(1995) |
Dijim |
Bauchi
State, Balanga LGA; Gongola State, Numan LGA |
25,000
(1998) (with Bwilim) |
Bwilim |
Bauchi
State, Balanga LGA; Gongola State, Numan LGA |
|
Tso |
Adamawa
State, Numan LGA; Bauchi State, Kaltungo LGA |
16000
(1992) |
The
following table shows the dialects recorded for each language;
Name |
Dialects |
Wiyaa |
Deruwo (Wajan Dutse), Waja (Wajan Kasa) |
Tula |
Kutule, Baule, Yili |
Yebu |
|
Bangwinji |
Kaalo, Naaban |
Dadiya |
Tunga (Boleri), Loofiyo, Kookwila, Loofaa |
Maa |
|
Dijim |
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Bwilim |
|
Tso |
Berbou, Gusubou, Swabou |
Papers
Date |
Title or resource |
Status |
2020
|
The phonology and noun morphology of Yi Kitʊlɛ, an
Adamawa language of East-Central Nigeria. Special issue on the Adamawa
languages. Proceedings of the first Adamawa
Conference (Mainz, September 9–11 2019). Sabine Littig,
Friederike Vigeland, Alexander Zheltov eds. Language
in Africa, 1(3): 155–180. doi
10.37892/2686-8946-2020-1-3-155-180 Also: Powerpoint (2019)
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Published |
2020 |
Aspects of the
phonology and grammar of the Yebu [=Awak] language in Nigeria. ms. |
Unpublished |
The table
below directs you to a page for each language, where additional information is
available;
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