Etulo language
| Etulo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Benue State, Taraba State |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1988)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | utr |
| Glottolog | etul1245 |
Etulo (Utur, Turumawa) is an Idomoid language of central Nigeria.
Etulo is a tonal language. Word order is SVO.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Etulo is spoken in:
- Buruku LGA, Benue State
- Katsina-Ala LGA, Benue State
- Wukari LGA, Taraba State
Demographics
[edit]Etulo speakers belong to 14 different clans.[3]
Clans in Buruku LGA are:
- Agbatala
- Oglazi
- Agbɔ
- Ugiɛ
- Agia
- Ogbulube
- Oʃafu
- Okpaʃila
- Ingwaʤɛ
Clans in Katsina Ala LGA are:
- Otsazi
- Otanga
- Okadiɲa
- ʃɛwɛ
- Aʃitanakwu
There are also Etulo speakers in Wukari LGA, Taraba State.[3]
Speaker estimates range from 10,000–100,000 speakers. Most Etulo speakers are also fluent speakers of Tiv, which is a local lingua franca.[3]
Resources
[edit]- Audio Recording 1: A story of the king, the hare and other animals (Text 1) and What I did yesterday (Text 3). Featuring Mr. Ingyu Clement Agyo and Mr. Moro Akanya. hdl:20.500.12434/fd138194
- Audio Recording 2: How we plant yams (Text 2) and What I do everyday (Text 4). Featuring Mr. Ingyu Clement Agyo and Mr. Moro Akanya. hdl:20.500.12434/af886b51
References
[edit]- ^ Etulo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Ezenwafor-Afuecheta, Chikelu Ihunanya; Adams, Inyani (2021). "An Overview of Etulo: An Idomoid Language". International Journal of Language and Linguistics. 9 (3): 133. doi:10.11648/j.ijll.20210903.20. ISSN 2330-0205.
- ^ a b c Ezenwafor-Afuecheta, Chikelu I. (2025). Grammar of Etulo: A Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language. Vol. 1. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. doi:10.11647/obp.0467. ISBN 978-1-80511-597-7.
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