Kpati language explained

Kpati
Region:Taraba State, Nigeria
Extinct:1980s
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Grassfields
Fam8:Eastern Grassfields
Fam9:Mbam-Nkam
Fam10:Ngemba
Iso3:koc
Glotto:kpat1246
Glottorefname:Kpati

Kpati is an extinct Grassfields language formerly spoken in the Wukari and Takum LGAs of Taraba State, Nigeria. It was first reported as extinct by Grimes, Barbara (1984).[1] [2] Kpati was classified as a Ngemba language by Fivas – Scott (1977).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brenzinger, Matthias. Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to East Africa. 1992. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110134049. 363. en.
  2. Grimes, Barbara. "Languages of the world" (1984), p. 235