Pe language
Pe, also spelled Pai, is a minor Plateau language of Nigeria. It has been classified in various branches of Plateau, but is now seen to be Tarokoid (Blench 2008).
| Pe | |
|---|---|
| Pai | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pai |
| Glottolog | peee1238 |
Pe villages are located southeast of Pankshin town. They are: Dok (Dokpai) (main village), Tipap Kwi, Tipap Re, Bwer, Kup (=Tiniŋ), Ban, Kwasam, and Kamcik. Other villages that Blench considers to be unconfirmed are Yong, Jak, Bil, Bwai, Wopti, Kanchi, and Yuwan.[2]
References
- Pe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.
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