Nteng

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
nqt
Alternate Names
Chasoekoeh, Jasikit
User Population

3,500 (2020 SIL).

Location

Plateau state: Qua’an Pan LGA, Doemak district, Do’op, Gorom, Gyer, Gyergu, Jepmorop, Koelakan, Kwaki, and Lo’on villages; Nasarawa state: Lafia LGA, Gyergu village.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Vigorous. Home. Used by all. Most also use Hausa [hau]. Also use Cakfem-Mushere [cky]. Also use English [eng], especially among the younger generation. Also use Kofyar [kwl], Bwol dialect.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nteng
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].