Miship

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
mjs
Alternate Names
Chip, Cip, Ship
User Population

30,000 (Decker et al 2021f).

Location

Plateau state: Pankshin and Qua’an-Pan LGAs, possibly some in Mangu and Shendam LGAs.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.3, Angas Proper, 1
Dialects

Longmaar, Jibaam. Lexical similarity: 66%–76% with Jakattoe [jrt], 47%–62% with Goemai [ank].

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Most also use Hausa [hau], used alongside Miship [mjs] in most domains (Decker et al 2021f). Many also use English [eng] (Decker et al 2021f). Used as L2 by Belning [glb], Jakattoe [jrt].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miship