Como Karim language
| Como Karim | |
|---|---|
| Kiyu Ladthu | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Northern Taraba State and eastern Plateau State |
Native speakers | (11,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cfg |
| Glottolog | como1258 |
Como Karim (Chomo / Shomo, Kirim) is a Jukunoid language[2] of Taraba State, Nigeria. The language is spoken by two groups of people who refer to themselves as the Kiyu and Ladthu (Nuadhu), respectively.[3]
Background
Speakers consist of two groups:[4]
- The Karinjo or Karimjo group, who refer to themselves as Kiyu. They reside in the town of Karim Lamido.
- The Como group, who call themselves the Ladthu or la-dhu. They live to the south of the Karim.
Together, these two groups make up the Como Karim people.
References
- ↑ Como Karim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Como Karim". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ↑ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.