Belnəng language
| Belnəng | |
|---|---|
| Belning | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Shendam LGA, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 500 (2017)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | glb |
| Glottolog | beln1234 |
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 | 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
- ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
- ^ a b Blench, Roger & Michael Bulkaam. 2019. "Belnəng, an undocumented Chadic language of Central Nigeria." Manuscript. Jos, Nigeria.