Shagavu (also Mongun ; English shagawu, monguna, shagau, nafunfia, maleni ) is an idiom of the West Chadian branch of the Chadian family , common in central Nigeria in western Plateau [2] . It can be considered as an independent language, or as a dialect of the ron language. In the classifications of the Afrasian languages of the British linguist Roger Blench [3] , in the classification published by S. A. Burlak and S. A. Starostin, “Comparative Historical Linguistics” [4] , and in the list of ron languages in the article V. Ya. Porhomovsky's “Ron Languages”, published in a linguistic encyclopedic dictionary [2] , stands out as a separate language. In the classification presented in the reference book of the languages of the world Ethnologue , shagavu (monguna) is considered as a dialect of the ron language [1] . In addition to the Shaguwa language, the languages of the Ron language can also be attributed to the languages of Daffo-Butura , Bokos and Nafunfya.
| Shagavu | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Regions | Plateau |
| Total number of speakers | 20,000 people [one] |
| Classification | |
| Category | African languages |
Afrasian macro family
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The language or dialect of nafungfya, included in the ron group in the classification presented in the work “Comparative Historical Linguistics” (S. A. Burlak, S. A. Starostin), is probably a dialect of the Shagavu language or one of the variants of its names [1 ] .
The number of native speakers of the language (or dialect) of the shagawa is about 20,000 people [1] .
Together with the languages of Duffo-Butura , Bokos , Sha , Cooler , Carf , Mundat , Fier and Tambas, the shaguu language in most classifications of Chadian languages is included in the group of Ron languages [2] [3] [4] . In the classification presented in the Ethnologue reference book, the ron language, the dialect of which is considered a shaguwa (mongun), is included in the number of languages of the ron of the subgroup A4 of group A of the West Chadian branch [5] .
The range of the shagavu idiom (Mongoon) is located in the western part of the distribution of the languages (or dialects) of the ron, the area of the Duffo-butur idiom is located to the east of it, and the bokos idiom is located to the east of Duffo-butur [6] .
Notes
- Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ron. A language of Nigeria (inaccessible link) . Ethnologue: Languages of the World (17th Edition) (2013). Archived April 23, 2013. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Porhomovsky V. Ya. Ron Languages // Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary / Editor-in-chief V.N.Yartseva . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- 685 p. - ISBN 5-85270-031-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 Blench, Roger. The Afro-Asiatic Languages. Classification and Reference List ( pdf) (link not available) P. 5. Cambridge: Roger Blench Website. Publications (2006). Archived on October 7, 2013. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
- ↑ 1 2 Burlak S. A. , Starostin S. A. Appendix 1. Genetic classification of world languages. Afrasian (= Semitochamite) languages // Comparative-historical linguistics. - M .: Academy , 2005 .-- S. 338—341. - ISBN 5-7695-1445-0 . (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
- ↑ West. Chadic ( inaccessible link) . Ethnologue: Languages of the World (17th Edition) (2013). Archived November 11, 2013. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
- ↑ Blench, Roger. Roger Blench: Ron opening page ( link unavailable) . Roger Blench Website. - Map of the languages of the ron group. Archived on April 21, 2015. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
Links
- Shagawu (English) . MultiTree: A Digital Library of Language Relationships (2009). Archived July 11, 2013. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)
- Blench, Roger. Ron comparative wordlist ( pdf) (link not available) . Roger Blench Website. Archived on April 21, 2015. (Retrieved July 4, 2013)