Jump to content

Geji language: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,695,952 edits
m Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 1 template: del empty params (2×);
m Removed a few words which were written twice
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Chadic language spoken in Nigeria}}
{{distinguish|Bu-Ninkada language|Buu language (Cameroon)}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Geji
|name=Geji
|region=[[Bauchi State]]
|region=[[Bauchi State]]
|speakers=6,000
|speakers=8,000
|date=1995
|date=2019
|ref=e18
|ref=e25
|script=[[Latin alphabet|Latin]]
|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
|fam2=[[Chadic languages|Chadic]]
|fam2=[[Chadic languages|Chadic]]
Line 10: Line 13:
|fam4=[[Barawa languages|Barawa]] (B.3)
|fam4=[[Barawa languages|Barawa]] (B.3)
|fam5=[[Zaar languages|Zaar]]
|fam5=[[Zaar languages|Zaar]]
|dia1=Bolu
|dia1=Fyalu
|dia2=Geji
|dia2=Mugan
|lc1=gyz |ld1=Geji (Gyazi)
|dia3=Zaranda
|lc2=zbu |ld2=Buu
|iso3=gji
|glotto=geji1246
|glotto=geji1246
|glottorefname=Geji
|glottorefname=Gejic
|ELP2=10444
|ELPname2=Buu (Nigeria)
}}
}}
'''Geji''' (Gezawa) is a minor [[Chadic languages|Chadic]] [[dialect cluster]] of Nigeria.
'''Geji''' (Gezawa) is a minor [[Chadic languages|Chadic]] [[dialect cluster]] of [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria. The three varieties are Buu, Gyaazi and Mәgang. The latter two are quite similar or alike.<ref name="Blench">Blench, Roger. 2020. ''[https://www.academia.edu/44809765/An_introduction_to_M%D3%99gang_a_South_Bauchi_language_of_Central_Nigeria An introduction to Mәgang, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria]''.</ref>


==Varieties==
==Varieties==
Blench (2019) lists:<ref name="BlenchAtlas4">{{Cite book|title=An Atlas of Nigerian Languages|last=Blench|first=Roger|publisher=Kay Williamson Educational Foundation|year=2019|edition=4th|location=Cambridge}}</ref>


Blench (2020) lists:<ref name="Blench"/>
*Geji

*Pyaalu
*Buu
*Buu
*Mәgang
*Gyaazi, Mәgang

Zaranda, an exonym for Bu, endonym ''Bùù'', is a Chadic language spoken in the South of Bauchi State, in Nigeria, belonging to the South-Bauchi West group of Chadic languages (Shimizu 1978). Although generally associated with Bolu, Pelu and Geji, Buu stands apart from these other lects with which there is no intercomprehension. Most of the Buu population has migrated from the original location of the
Zaranda village (Zaranda Habe, longitude 9,57; latitude 10,28) to the present Zaranda (longitude 9,52; latitude 10,23) where they have abandoned their language for Hausa and Fulfulde. The few that have retained their language live in Zaranda Habe, in houses scattered in the hills, gathering around the chief once a year for the traditional religious festivities. It is believed to be clearly distinct and probably a separate language.<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/1284711/Bu_aka_Zaranda_Chadic_South_Bauchi_West_Wordlist_and_grammatical_notes Buu-Zaranda]</ref>

Gezawa, Gaejawa are exonyms for Geji, endonym ''Gyaazә''. Bagba is a loconym.

Mәgang ('Mugan') is spoken by about 3,000-4,000 speakers in the following 8 villages of [[Bauchi]] LGA, [[Bauchi State]] (all located just to the south of [[Bauchi]] city).<ref name="Blench"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Megang locations
! Village name !! IPA !! Notes
|-
| Byeru || bʲèrúp ||
|-
| Haɗobilang || háɗòbíla᷄ŋ ||
|-
| Baking Kura || bàkíŋ kúrá || Hausa name
|-
| Pakimi || pákìmī ||
|-
| Beddare || béddárè ||
|-
| Balla || bāllā ||
|-
| Bәm Mәgang || bә̄m mә̀ga᷄ŋ ||
|-
| Makyera || màkʲérá || Hausa name
|}

Belu and Pelu are variant spellings of Byeru, also spelled Pyaalu (''Pyààlù'') or Fyalu.

==Numerals==
The Mәgang numerals are:<ref name="Blench"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! Numeral !! Mәgang
|-
| one || ɗéɗә᷄m
|-
| two || ɗélóp
|-
| three || ɗèmèkáŋ
|-
| four || ɗu᷄psí
|-
| five || ɗènàntә́ŋ
|-
| six || ɗә́màkā
|-
| seven || ɗèníŋgī
|-
| eight || ɗíwsә́psı᷄
|-
| nine || nētʷópsī
|-
| ten || ɗēkúɬ
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:05, 5 January 2024

Not to be confused with Bu-Ninkada language or Buu language (Cameroon).
Geji
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
8,000 (2019)[1]
Dialects
  • Fyalu
  • Mugan
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gyz – Geji (Gyazi)
zbu – Buu
Glottologgeji1246
ELPGeji
 Buu (Nigeria)[2]

Geji (Gezawa) is a minor Chadic dialect cluster of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The three varieties are Buu, Gyaazi and Mәgang. The latter two are quite similar or alike.[3]

Varieties

[edit]

Blench (2020) lists:[3]

  • Buu
  • Gyaazi, Mәgang

Zaranda, an exonym for Bu, endonym Bùù, is a Chadic language spoken in the South of Bauchi State, in Nigeria, belonging to the South-Bauchi West group of Chadic languages (Shimizu 1978). Although generally associated with Bolu, Pelu and Geji, Buu stands apart from these other lects with which there is no intercomprehension. Most of the Buu population has migrated from the original location of the Zaranda village (Zaranda Habe, longitude 9,57; latitude 10,28) to the present Zaranda (longitude 9,52; latitude 10,23) where they have abandoned their language for Hausa and Fulfulde. The few that have retained their language live in Zaranda Habe, in houses scattered in the hills, gathering around the chief once a year for the traditional religious festivities. It is believed to be clearly distinct and probably a separate language.[4]

Gezawa, Gaejawa are exonyms for Geji, endonym Gyaazә. Bagba is a loconym.

Mәgang ('Mugan') is spoken by about 3,000-4,000 speakers in the following 8 villages of Bauchi LGA, Bauchi State (all located just to the south of Bauchi city).[3]

Megang locations
Village name IPA Notes
Byeru bʲèrúp
Haɗobilang háɗòbíla᷄ŋ
Baking Kura bàkíŋ kúrá Hausa name
Pakimi pákìmī
Beddare béddárè
Balla bāllā
Bәm Mәgang bә̄m mә̀ga᷄ŋ
Makyera màkʲérá Hausa name

Belu and Pelu are variant spellings of Byeru, also spelled Pyaalu (Pyààlù) or Fyalu.

Numerals

[edit]

The Mәgang numerals are:[3]

Numeral Mәgang
one ɗéɗә᷄m
two ɗélóp
three ɗèmèkáŋ
four ɗu᷄psí
five ɗènàntә́ŋ
six ɗә́màkā
seven ɗèníŋgī
eight ɗíwsә́psı᷄
nine nētʷópsī
ten ɗēkúɬ

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Geji (Gyazi) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Buu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Buu (Nigeria).
  3. ^ a b c d Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mәgang, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.
  4. ^ Buu-Zaranda


This article about a West Chadic language is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Nigeria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Geji_language&oldid=1193814805"