Sardauna, Taraba State
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2007) |
Sardauna
Mambilla Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Gembu |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Hon. Umaru[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
 | |
Sardauna (formerly Mambilla) Local Government Area is located in the extreme southeast of Taraba State in Nigeria. It is synonymous with the Mambilla Plateau, which is dotted by many towns and villages. The capital of the LGA is Gembu, an ancient Mambilla settlement whose name is a corruption of "Gelmvu", the name of an ancient monarch of the area. Other ethnic groups from the mainstream Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon Republic such as Hausa, Kanuri, Banso, Kambu, Fulani, etc can be found in the commercial centres.
Climate[edit]
In contrast to the rather steamy and humid climate of most other parts of southeastern Nigeria, the climate in this part of the country (owing to its altitude) is relatively cool; most days in the dry season the temperature will reach 20-23 C and drop to 16-18 C at night, whilst in the wet season these averages fall a couple of degrees.
Languages[edit]
Sardauna is highly linguistically diverse, with about two dozen distinct local languages (mostly Mambilla languages, other Bantoid languages, and Jukunoid languages.[2]
- Mambila language
- Ambo language
- Áncá language
- Batu language
- Buru language
- Etkywan language
- Fum language
- Kpan language
- Lamnso’ language, a Western Grassfields of Cameroon lAnguage with businessmen in Mambilla;
- Lidzonka language
- Limbum language, a Western Grassfields language;
- Fula language
- Tigon Mbembe language
- Mbungnu or Mbunip dialect of Mambilla language
- Mvanip Dialect of Mambilla language of Mvanu at Magu area:
- Nde-Gbite language
- Ndoola language
- Ndunda language, a
- Nshi language
- Somyev language, a Mambilla dialect
- Viti language
- Vute language (another Mambilloid language, not traditionally spoken on Mambilla Plateau)
- Yamba language, another Western Grassfields language extending to the Mambilla Plateau.
References[edit]
- ^ "Taraba State Local Government Council Chairmen". Nigeria: Taraba State. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Languages of Nigeria (Ethnologue 22nd edition)
State capital: Jalingo | ||
| Local Government Areas |  | |
 | This Taraba State, Nigeria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |