Kirya-Konzəl language

Chadic language of Nigeria
Kirya-Konzəl
Fali
Native toNigeria
RegionAdamawa State
Native speakers
5,800 (2011)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3fkk
Glottologkiry1234
Kìryà[2]
Personmyá Kákíryà
Peoplendá Kákìryà
LanguageKákìryà
Kónzә̀l[2]
Personmyá Kónzә̀l
Peoplendá Kónzә̀l
LanguageKónzә̀l

Kirya-Konzəl is a recently[when?] documented Chadic language of Nigeria, though it was first attested in 1931. The varieties, Fali of Kirya (Kirya) and Fali of Mijilu (Konzəl), are very close.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kirya-Konzəl at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ ISO change request

External links

  • Blench, Roger, and A. Ndamsai, 2007. A Dictionary of Kirya and Konzəl in Northeastern Nigeria
  • Yoder, Z. 2011. ISO 639-3 proposal
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