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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Cen

Cen

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3cen

Population  2,000.
Region  Plateau state, center: Duruk Kamang village, SE of Jos.
Alternate names   Chen
Dialects  Most similar to Izere [izr] but has added Berom [bom] prefixes to its own prefix system and employs Berom style consonant alternation.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central
Language use  Also use Izere or Berom.