Cen

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
cen
Alternate Names
Chen, Icen, Icen FiForon, Icen Ibaas, Ichen
Population

50,000 (2006).

Location

Plateau State, Zaron village is center, southeast of Jos.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central
Dialects

Icen, Icen Ibaas, Ichen. Lexical similarity: with Izere [izr] but has added Berom [bom] prefixes to its own prefix system and employs Berom style consonant alternation.

Language Use

Also use Izere [izr] or Berom [bom].

Language Development
Bible portions: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Cen