Iyive

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
uiv
Alternate Names
Asumbo, Uive, Yiive
User Population

1,000 in Cameroon (1996 WT). Total users in all countries: 2,000.

Location

South West region: Manyu division, Yive village northeast of Akwaya town on Nigeria border.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Tiv [tiv].

Typology

SVO; 30 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use Iceve-Maci [bec]. Also use Tiv [tiv].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Iyive
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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