Psikyɛ dialect
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Psikye (Psikya, Kapsiki) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Varieties include Psikyɛ and Zləngə. Blench (2006) classifies it as a dialect of Kamwe.[1]
Names
In Cameroon, Psikya speakers use the name Margi to refer to their own language and its three varieties. The prefix ka-, in Kapsiki 'people', marks the plural ethnonym. It is called Higi in Nigeria.[2]
Dialects
Psikyá covers the entire southwestern part of the arrondissement of Mokolo and Mogodé (department of Mayo-Tsanaga, Far North Region, Cameroon) along the Nigerian border, in the settlements of Roumzou, Mogode, and Roumsiki. The Sara people refer to them as Kamu.[2]
Zléŋé and Wula are spoken in only two neighborhoods in the border village of Oula in Cameroon.[2]
Writing system
A Psikyɛ spelling was developed by the Biblical Alliance of Cameroon and is used in the translation of the Bible into Psikyɛ, Ghena ta Shala, published in 1988.Template:Sfn This uses several additional letters including in particular Template:Angle bracket.
Notes
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- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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