Tiyaa

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A language of Nigeria

Alternate Names

Ayaa, Boi, Boyawa, Kaye, Tiya, Ya

Tiyaa

User Population

6,000 (2020 SIL).

Bauchi state: Bogoro LGA, Boi town.

Language Maps

Nigeria, Map 3 Enlarged Area

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Southwestern, A

None known. Lexical similarity: 49%–63% with Bijim [jbm], 44%–59% with Kadung [dkg].

22 consonant and 14 vowel phonemes (7 short vowels, 7 long vowels).

Vigorous. Home. Used by all. All also use Hausa [hau], which is used for most functions in the churches and for most teaching in the schools. Most also use English [eng], which is used in the churches and in education.

Language Development

Bible portions: 2017.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Tiyaa

Latin script [Latn].

Christian, Muslim.