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Eloyi language

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Eloyi
Afu
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Benue State
Native speakers
25,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3afo
Glottologeloy1241

Eloyi, or Afu (Afo), is a poorly attested Plateau language of uncertain classification. It is spoken by the Eloyi people of Nasarawa State and Benue State in Nigeria. Ethnologue classifies it as Idomoid based on a proposal by Armstrong (1955, 1983), but that identification was based on a single word list and Armstrong later expressed doubts. All other preliminary accounts classify it as Plateau, and Blench (2008) leaves it as a separate branch of Plateau.

References

  1. ^ Eloyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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