Harsunan Tsakiyar Plateau

Harsuna ashirin na Tsakiyar Plateau wani reshe ne na dangin Plateau da ake magana a tsakiyar Najeriya . Tyap (ko Katab) yana da sama da masu magana sama da 200,000, kuma Jju (ko Kaje) na kusa yana da sama da 300,000. Hyam (ko Jabba) yana da wani 100,000. Cori ya shahara da kasancewa ɗaya daga cikin ƙananan harsuna masu matakan sauti shida, kodayake uku ne kawai ake buƙata don rubutu.

 Rabe 
Harsunan Plateau ta Tsakiya rukuni ne na kusa da ke da alaƙa da yawa; duk da haka, har zuwa wani matsayi ragowar rukuni ne kuma yana iya zama sprachbund . Ana ɗaukar rarrabuwa mai zuwa daga Blench (2008). Bambance tsakanin Arewa Plateau da sauran Plateau ta Tsakiya yana yiwuwa amma ga alama yanki ne; Gerhardt (1994) ya ce sun kasance tare.

Kowace harsashi mataki na biyu harshe ɗaya ne ko tarin yare kuma a fili yana da inganci. Koyaya, yawancin ƙungiyoyin matakin farko (Hyamic, North Plateau, Gyongic, Koro) ba su da tabbas kuma ana iya ci gaba da bita.

 Rigwe (Irigwe)
 Izeric
 Izere : NE & NW Izere, Cèn, Ganàng
 Fəràn (Firan) - yana da alaƙa da Izere a sarari
 Tyapic
 Tyap (Katab): Tyap dace, Gworok, Takat (Attakar), Tyecha̱rak (Kacecere), Sholyia̱ (Sholio), Fantswam (Kafanchan), Tyuku
 Jju (Kaje)
 Hyamic
 Kori (Kyoli)
 Dangana
 Hyam (Jabba): Hyam na Nok, Sait, Dzar; kila Yaat, Ankun shima ya rabu
 Shamang
 Zhire (An sake fasalin Shang Zhire)
 Koro
 Koro : Ashe, Begbere-Ejar
 Yeskwa (Nyankpa)
 Idun, Gwara
 Gyongic
 Gyong (Kagoma)
 Nghan (Kamantan)
 Plateau Arewa (Arewa maso Yamma)
 Adara (Eda, Edra)
 Kuturmi
 Kulu (Ikulu)
 Idon
 Doka
 Iku (Iku-Gora-Ankwe)

Blench (2018) ya raba harsunan Plateau ta Tsakiya zuwa rukunin Plateau na Arewa maso Yamma wanda ya ƙunshi Eda/Edra, Acro-Obiro (Kuturmi), Kulu, Idon, Doka, Iku-Gora-Ankwe, da yankin Yamma-Tsakiya Plateau wanda ya ƙunshi yanki Rigwe, Tyapic, Izeric, Hyamic, Koro, da ƙungiyoyin Gyongic. Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixes and number marking in the Plateau languages of Central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 107–172. Berlin: Language Science Press. 

Yawancin harsuna, ciki har da Jju, an riga an rarraba su a matsayin ɓangare na ƙungiyar Kudancin Zariya a cikin rarrabuwa na farko. Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixes and number marking in the Plateau languages of Central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 107–172. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314325

 Sunaye da wurare 
A ƙasa akwai jerin sunayen harshe, yawan jama'a, da wurare daga Blench (2019). 
LanguageBranchClusterDialectsAlternate spellingsOwn name for languageEndonym(s)Other names (location-based)Other names for languageExonym(s)SpeakersLocation(s)NotesIzere clusterCentralIzereIzarek, ZarekAfizere: other spellings – Fizere, Feserek, Afizarek, Afusare, FezereJarawaJarawan Dutse22,000 (LA 1971); 30,000 (1977 Voegelin & Voegelin)Bauchi State, Toro LGA; Plateau State, Jos South and Barkin Ladi LGAs; Kaduna State, Jema’a LGA probably migrants onlyFoburCentralIzereFobur, Shere, Jos ZarazonFoborNorthwestern JarawaFewer than 15,000 (1991)Bauchi State, Toro LGA; Plateau State, Jos LGANortheastern IzereCentralIzereFedere=Fedare, Zendi, Fursum, Jarawan KogiBauchi State, Toro LGA; Plateau State, Jos LGASouthern IzereCentralIzereForomFewer than 4,000 (1991)Plateau State, Barkin Ladi LGA at Forom and Gashish villagesIchènCentralIzereFaishangCentralIzereGanangCentralIzereJjuCentralKәjjuBaju, BajjuKaje, Kajji, Kache26,600 (NAT 1949); possibly 200,000 (1984 SIL)Kaduna State, Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Jema’a LGAsTyap clusterCentralTyapKatafKaduna State, Zangon Kataf, Kaura and Jema’a LGAsTyapCentralTyapAtyab, TyabTyapAtyap, AtyabKatab, Kataf, Katapestimate more than 130,000 (1990)Kaduna State, Zangon Kataf and Kaura LGAsGworokCentralTyapAgwolok, Agwot, GworogAgolok, KagoroAguro9,300 (NAT 1949)Kaduna State, Kaura LGATakadCentralTyapAtakat, Attaka, Attakar, Atakar, Takat5,000 (1950 HDG)Kaduna State, Kaura LGAno dataSholioCentralTyapAsholio, Asolio, Osholio, AholioMarwa, Morwa, Moroa, Marawa, Maroa5,700 (NAT 1949)Kaduna State, Kaura LGA, around Manchok townno dataTyecarakCentralTyapAticherak, KacicereDaroro700 (NAT 1949)Kaduna State, Zangon Kataf and Kaura LGAsno dataFantswamCentralTyapFantuan, Kafanchan, Kpashan970, (1934 HDG)Kaduna State, Jema’a LGAno dataFɨranCentral, South-CentralFaran, ForomFɨrànyes Fɨràn sg. yes Bèfɨràn pl.KwakwiFewer than 1500 (1991)Plateau State, Barakin Ladi LGA, at Kwakwi station, south of JosRigweCentral, South-CentralNorthern (Kwall), Southern (Miango)Aregwe, Irigweɾȉgʷȅ, Rigweƴîɾìgʷȅ pl. yíɾìgʷȅMiango, Nyango, Kwall, Kwoll, Kwan13,500 (HDG); 40,000 (1985 UBS)Bassa local government, Plateau State and Kauru local government, Kaduna StateCoriHyamicChoriA single village and associated hamletsKaduna State, Jema’a LGAHyam clusterHyamicHyamKwak (=Nkwak) appears as a Hyamic language in Ethnologue (2009) and earlier versions, but the name is spurious and is simply a Hyam town nameHam, HumJaba43,000Kaduna State, Kachia and Jema’a LGAsKwyenyHyamicHyamYaatHyamicHyamSaikHyamicHyamDzarHyamicHyamHyam of NokHyamicHyamShamangHyamicSambanShamangSamangKaduna State, Kachia and Jema’a LGAsShangHyamicKushampau-ʃaŋ pl. aʃaŋʃaŋKaduna State, Kachia and Jema’a LGAs. The Shang live in two settlements, Kushampa A and B. Kushampa A is on the road between Kurmin Jibrin and Kubacha on the Jere road.ZhireHyamicKenyiKaduna State, Kachia and Jema’a LGAsno dataAsheKoroAcheúnɛ́r ìzɛ̀ sg. Bɛ̀zɛ̀ pl.Ìzɛ̀The Ashe share a common ethnonym with the Tinɔr-Myamya (q.v.) which is Uzar pl. Bazar for the people and Ìzar for the language. This name is the origin of the term Ejar.Koron Ache35,000 including Tinɔr-Myamya (Barrett 1972). 8 villages (2008) between Katugal and Kubacha.Kaduna State, Kagarko LGA, Nasarawa State, Karu LGATinɔr-Myamya clusterKoroTinɔr-MyamyaThe Tinɔr-Myamya peoples actually have no common name for themselves, but refer to individual villages when speaking, and apply noun-class prefixes to the stem.Begbere-Ejar. The Tinɔr-Myamya share a common ethnonym with the Ashe (q.v.) which is Uzar pl. Bazar for the people and Ìzar for the language. This name is the origin of the term Ejar.Koro Agwe, Agwere, Koro Makama35,000 including Ashe (1972 Barrett)Kaduna State, Kagarko LGAThe name Begbere comes from Bàgbwee, a Myamya village, and Ejar from Ìzar (see 2.A). There has been a recent proposal to adopt the name DAWN for Koro as a whole.TinorKoroTinɔr-MyamyaWaciiTinɔruTinɔr pl. baTinɔrWaci [widely adopted name], Ala, Koron Ala, Koro MakamaSeven villages south and west of Kubacha. Uca, Unɛr, Ùsám, Marke, Pànkòrè, Ùtúr, GɛshɛberẽMyamyaKoroTinɔr-MyamyaKoro Myamya = Miamia = MiyamiyaThree villages north and west of Kubacha. Ùshɛ̀, Bàgàr [includes Kúràtǎm, Ùcɛr and Bɔ̀dṹ] and Bàgbwee.NyankpaKoroMbgwende=Ambofa [Bade dialect], Ambo Tem [Panda, Tattara, Buzi]. Tattara is said to be the ‘standard’ form of Yeskwa.Nnaŋkpa pl. AnaŋkpaNyankpaYasgua, YeskwaSarogbon [a greeting]13,000 (1973 SIL)Nasarawa State, Kauru LGA; Kaduna State, Jema’a LGAGwaraKoroIduniGwarauŋGwara sg. aGwara pl.GoraFive villages [2012]Kaduna State, Kagarko, Jaba LGAsIdunKoroNyankpa-IdunIdṹUdṹ sg. Adun, Adṹ pl.Dũya [‘language of home’]AdongJaba Lungu, Ungu, Jaba Gengere [‘Jaba of the slopes’]1,500 (NAT 1949). 21 villages [2008]Kaduna State, Jema’a, Jaba LGAs; Nasarawa State, Karu LGAGyongGyongicAgoma, KagomaGyongGongGwong, Gyong6,250 (1934 HDG)Kaduna State, Jema’a LGAKamantanGyongicKamanton = KamantanAngan3,600 (NAT 1949); 10,000 (1972 Barrett)Kaduna State, Kachia LGAEkhwaNorthern[Iku status uncertain], Gora, Ankwa[Iku]–Gora–Ankwaékhwásg. énéjì pl. ánárèAhuaEhwaTowns; Gora, AnkwaKaduna State, Kachia LGAKadara clusterNorthernKadaraEdaNorthernKadaraAdaraÀnda pl. ÀdaÈdàKadara22,000 (NAT 1949); 40,000 (1972 Barrett). Towns: Adunu, Amale, Dakalo, Ishau, Kurmin Iya, Kateri, Bishini, Doka (Kaduna road)Kaduna State, Kachia LGA; Niger State, Paikoro LGAEdraNorthernKadaraÀndara pl. ÀdaraÈdràKadaraTowns; Maru, Kufana, Rimau, Kasuwan Magani, IriKaduna State, Kachia, Kajuru LGAsEnezheNorthernKadaraÀndara pl. ÀdaraÈdràKadaraTowns; Maru, Kufana, Rimau, Kasuwan Magani, IriKaduna State, Kachia, Kajuru LGAsKuluNorthwesternIkolu, IkuluAnkuluBekulu6,000 (NAT 1949)Kaduna State, Kachia LGAIkryoNorthwesternsg. à-kró pl. ā-króìkryóWest KuturmiTwo villagesKaduna State, Kachia LGAObiroNorthwesternsg. óbìrò pl. òbíròìbìròWest KuturmiAntara villageKaduna State, Kachia LGAAjiyaNorthwesternAjuliAjiyaAjiyaIdon, Idong, Idon-Doka-Makyali3 townsKaduna State, Kachia LGAAjuwa-AjeghaNorthwesternAjuwaAjuwaTowns; Kalla, Afogo, Iburu, Idon, MakyaliKaduna State, Kajuru LGA

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