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Tyap

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: kcg

Population	130,000 (1993 SIL).
Region	Kaduna state, Kachia, Saminaka, and Jema’a LGAs.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 84
Alternate names	Katab, Kataf
Dialects	Atakat (Atakar, Attaka, Attakad, Attakar, Takat), Kachichere (Aticherak, Daroro, Techera), Kafanchan (Fantuan, Fantwam, Kpashan), Kagoro (Agolok, Agorok, Agwolok, Aguro, Agwot), Katab (Atyap, Tyap), Sholio (Asholio, Asolio, Osholio, Aholio, Marwa, Morwa, Moroa, Maruwa, Maroa).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1940.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	An important district language.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FOLLINGSTAD, A. Joy, author. 1991. Aspects of Tyap syntax.

FOLLINGSTAD, Carl M., author. 1994. "Thematic development and prominence in Tyap discourse."

FOLLINGSTAD, Carl M., author. 1995. "‘Hinnēh’ and focus function with application to Tyap."

MCKINNEY, Carol V., author. 1983. "A linguistic shift in Kaje, Kagoro, and Katab kinship terminology."