Goemai

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A language of Nigeria

Alternate Names

Ankwai, Ankwe, Ankwei, Gamai, Kemai

Ga̱mai

User Population

380,000 (2020).

Nassarawa state: Awe and Lafia LGAs; Plateau state: Shendam LGA.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.3, Angas Proper, 2

None known. Lexical similarity: 60%–70% with Jakattoe [jrt], 47%–62% with Miship [mjs].

Transmission of the language to children appears to be limited. Shifting to Hausa [hau] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Also use Hausa [hau]. Used as L2 by Jakattoe [jrt].

Language Development

Radio. Grammar. Bible portions: 2015.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Goemai

Latin script [Latn], used since 2007.

Traditional religion.