Pe language
Appearance
Pe | |
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Pai | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pai |
Glottolog | peee1238 |
Pè[2] | |
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Person | ùPè |
People | áPè |
Pe, also spelled Pai, is a minor Plateau language of southeastern Plateau State, Nigeria. It is classified as a Tarokoid language by Roger Blench (2023).[2]
Dalong is a pejorative name for Pe that is used by the Angas.[2]
Geographical distribution
Pe villages are located southeast of Pankshin town. Tal and Tarok are spoken to the east, and Teel (also called Montol) is spoken to the south.[2] Blench (2004) listed Dok (Dokpai) (main village), Tipap Kwi, Tipap Re, Bwer, Kup (=Tiniŋ), Ban, Kwasam, and Kamcik. Other villages, listed in CAPRO (2004), which Blench considers to be unconfirmed, are Yong, Jak, Bil, Bwai, Wopti, Kanchi, and Yuwan.[3]
Phonology
Pe has six vowels: /i, e, a, ə, o, u/. The language also has diphthongs.[2]
References
- ^ Pe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e Blench, Roger. 2023. The Pe language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.