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A language like the Kiong language spoken by the Okoyong people is extinct because its speakers have imbibed the Efik language over the years. The same is also said of the Efut language spoken by the Efut people in Calabar South, Apart from being the language that is spoken by a third of Cross River State as an L1, it is the L2 or L3 of most ...
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Mumu (or momo), a ghost or monster in Philippine mythology; The UK band The KLF were previously known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; Moo-Moo, a chain of buffet restaurants in Moscow, Russia; Mumu or Muma is the Old Irish for the province of Munster 'Mumu' is a commonly used Nigerian Pidgin term for 'fool', used as an insult
Rainmaking rod used by Mumuye. The Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria.They speak the Mumuye language.They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria and form the predominant tribes found in Zing, Yorro, Jalingo, Ardo-Kola, Lau, Gassol, Bali and Gashaka, all of which are local government areas of the state.
Scholars suggest that by naming the dog Mumu, Gerasim finally acquires speech. [8] His once meaningless moans become a meaningful word, that he can share with others. This language does not last long, however, for he is soon ordered to put the dog to death. With the death of Mumu, Gerasim also loses the only language he could possess. [8] Final ...
Mumuye is by far the most populous of the Adamawa languages.It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria.It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna languages, as Adamawa is no longer considered a valid family.
Language Branch Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s) Notes Mumuye cluster: Mumuye: Mumuye: 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs: North–Eastern Mumuye: Mumuye: Mumuye
But Limbum differs from English in other ways. Here are a few: Limbum is a tone language, meaning that spoken pitch can distinguish words which otherwise sound the same. For example, the sound "baa" spoken with different tones can mean father, fufu, two, bag, part in hair, or madness. [13] The pronoun system is quite different.