UIV ISO 639-3
Iyive
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- uiv
- Alternate Names
- Asumbo, Uive, Yiive
- Population
- 1,000 in Cameroon (1996 WT). Total users in all countries: 2,000.
- Location:
- South West region: Manyu division, Yive village northeast of Akwaya town on Nigeria border.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Tiv [tiv].
- Typology
- SVO; 30 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use Iceve-Maci [bec]. Also use Tiv [tiv].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Iyive
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Ekiti state: Aiyekire LGA.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund) View other languages of Nigeria
Language Name
Iyive
User Population
1,000 in Nigeria (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Map
Location: South West region: Manyu division, Yive village northeast of Akwaya town on Nigeria border.
Size and Vitality
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