Belnəng language

Belnəng
Belning
Native toNigeria
RegionShendam LGA, Plateau State
Native speakers
500 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3glb
Glottologbeln1234

Belnəng (Belneng, Bəlnəng, Belning, Bɨlnɨng) is a West Chadic language of Shendam LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria closely related to Angas. It is spoken by about 500 people in the single village of Langung, which is surrounded by Tal villages in the east and Miship villages in the west (Blench 2017).[1] It is documented in Blench & Bulkaam (2019).[2]

Lexicon

Some Belneng names of plants and animals:[2]

Belneng name Belneng name in IPA English name Scientific name
bәbar bə̀bāɾ house bat Scotophilus spp.
ɓip ɓíp grasscutter Thryonomys swinderianus
ɓwaar ɓʷāːɾ yam Dioscorea spp.
dashim dàʃīm monitor lizard Varanus exanthematicus
ɗiin ɗìːn fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
fwem fʷɛḿ African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
goktaa ɡɔ́ktáː black and white-lipped cobra Naja melanoleuca subfulva
gwan ɡʷàn cocoyam; taro Colocasia esculenta
kaap kāːp baboon Papio anubis
kәn kə̄n buffalo; bush cow Syncerus caffer
kut kút crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
kyek kʲɛḱ porcupine Hystrix cristata
lәshim lə̀ʃìm leopard Panthera pardus
lututut lútūtūt Senegal coucal Centropus senegalensis
mer mɛɾ̄ rock python Python sebae
mfәt ɱfə̀t mosquito Anopheles spp.
mura mùɾá jackal Canis adustus
nakwom nàkʷɔ̄m francolin; bush-fowl Francolinus spp.
ngaan ŋàːn spitting cobra Naja nigricollis nigricollis
ngwanglang ᵑɡʷàŋlàŋ millipede Iule spp.
njolong ⁿʤɔ̀lɔ̀ŋ mason wasp Belonogaster griseus
nkalәng ᵑkàlə́ŋ pied crow Corvus albus
nkamu ᵑkàmù hyena Hyaena hyaena
nkiikii ᵑkīːkíː praying mantis Sphodromantis phyllocrana
nlang ⁿlāŋ lizard Agama agama
nwup ⁿwūp giant rat; pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus
paap pàːp red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
pit pìt patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
pupur púpūɾ hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
shangkәn ʃáŋkə̄n wall gecko Gekkonidae
shomgot ʃɔ̀mɡɔ̀t dassie; rock rabbit; rock hyrax Procavia capensis
shwishwen ʃʷīʃʷɛn̄ aerial yam Dioscorea bulbifera
shwom ʃʷɔ̀m guinea-fowl Numida meleagris
tanglap tàŋlàp nightjar Caprimulgus spp.

References

  1. ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger & Michael Bulkaam. 2019. "Belnəng, an undocumented Chadic language of Central Nigeria." Manuscript. Jos, Nigeria.