Iyive | |
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Uive | |
Native to | Cameroon, Nigeria |
Region | South West(s) within the above country(s) |
Ethnicity | Ndir defined by the language |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1996) [1] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Cameroon, Nigeria |
Regulated by | Language Academy |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
uiv Iyive |
Glottolog |
iyiv1238 Iyive |
Zone A
[2] | |
ELP | Iyive |
Iyive, also referred to as Uive, Yiive, Ndir, Asumbos, is a severely endangered Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. [3] The ethnic group defined by use of this language is the Ndir. [4] [5] [1]
Iyive is an indigenous Tivoid language of the Cameroons close to Tiv proper. [6] [7] It is spoken in the Southwest Region in the Manyu division, northeast of Akwaya town on the Nigeria border, Yive village. [1] Although they live in Cameroon, the majority of Iyive's linguistic population has been forced to relocate to Nigeria due to conflict. [8]
Iyive is severely endangered and has been classified as moribund as the language is only spoken by the older generation of Ndir and not passed down to younger generations. [9] [3] Iyive is not supported by any government bodies or institutions. [10]
Iyive is written using Latin script. [1]
Blench, R. M. ‘’Language: Iyive’’, ‘’Glottolog’’, 2010
‘’Iyive’’, The Endangered language Project’’