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Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other.<ref name="Kleinewillinghöfer">Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. [https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb07-adamawa/adamawa-languages/tula-waja-group/the-languages-of-the-tula-waja-group/ The languages of the Tula – Waja Group]. Adamawa Languages Project.</ref> |
Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of [[word taboo]]ing.<ref name="Kleinewillinghöfer">Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. [https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb07-adamawa/adamawa-languages/tula-waja-group/the-languages-of-the-tula-waja-group/ The languages of the Tula – Waja Group]. Adamawa Languages Project.</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:24, 16 December 2019
| Tso | |
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| Lotsu-Piri | |
| Native to | eastern Nigeria |
Native speakers | (16,000 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldp |
| Glottolog | tsoo1241 |
Tso (Tsóbó, Lotsu, Cibbo) is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria.
Dialects
The language is known as nyi tsó, while the people are known as Tsobo [tsó-bó]. The ethnic subgroups are,[2]
- Bərbou
- Swaabou
- Gusobu
A subsection of the Gusobu may also live in Luzoo settlement.
Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of word tabooing.[2]
References
- ^ Tso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.