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PUR:purpose
SG:singular
DEF:definite
ADVZ:adverbializer
S:subject (intransitive and transitive) pronoun
IDEOPH:ideophone
O:object pronoun
CONS:consequence clause
PAST.REM:remote past
DIM:diminutive
GEN:genitive
INSIDE:inside
Goemai (also Ankwe) is an Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, West Chadic A) language spoken in the Great Muri Plains region of Plateau State in central Nigeria, between the Jos Plateau and Benue River. Goemai is also the name of the ethnic group of speakers of the Goemai language. The name 'Ankwe' has been used to refer to the people, especially in older literature and to outsiders.[2]: 1 As of 2020, it is estimated that there are around 380,000 Goemai speakers.[1]
Goemai is a predominantly isolating language with the subject–verb–object constituent order.
The language is considered threatened,[1] which means that its adoption is declining, especially among children.[2]: 6 Many are learning Hausa as a first language instead, which is used extensively in official and educational settings.[2]: 6
^ abcGoemai at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^ abcHellwig, Birgit (2011). A Grammar of Goemai. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-3-11-023828-0.
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