| Map | |
|---|---|
| Amo | |
| Timap | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau, Kaduna and Kano states |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 2000)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amo |
| Glottolog | amoo1242 |
| Map | |
|---|---|
| Person | Kumap |
| People | Amap |
| Language | Timap |
Map (Timap),2 or Amo (Among), is a divergent Kainji language of Nigeria.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonant sounds are located in the chart below.3
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | ||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | k | ||||||||||||||||
| Affricate | |||||||||||||||||
| Fricative | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | Median | ||||||||||||||||
| Lateral | |||||||||||||||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ||
| Mid | |||
| Open |
References
References
- Map at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- "Phoible".