Cipu language
Cipu (Cicipu), or Western Acipa, is a Kainji language spoken by about 20,000 people in northwest Nigeria. The people call themselves Acipu, and are called Acipawa in Hausa.
| Cipu | |
|---|---|
| Western Acipa | |
| Cicipu | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kebbi State, Niger State |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awc |
| Glottolog | cici1237 |
| ELP | Cicipu |
| Cipu | |
|---|---|
| Person | Cipu |
| People | Acipu |
| Language | Cicipu |
Like most Benue–Congo languages, Cipu has a complex noun class system. It has a fairly complex phonology with lexical and grammatical tone, vowel harmony and nasalisation.
Virtually all Cipu speakers speak the lingua franca Hausa. Many also speak other nearby languages.
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