Kapsiki language
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Name (Latin)
Kapsiki language
Other forms of name
Kamsiki language
Psikye language
Ptsake language
See Also From tracing topical name
Chadic languages
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Cameroon
Nigeria
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q56304
Library of congress:
sh2009002059
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Smith, D.M. Kapsiki language, 1969:p. 1 (Mandara hill region of Cameroun; not sure if Higi speak the same language; Kapsiki is a transliteration of psuku, with the prefix ka-; used by Fulbe for "those who make beer")
- Ethnologue, 2005(Psikye; a language of Cameroon; 40,500 in Cameroon (1982 SIL), southwestern part of Mokolo Subdivision; some in Nigeria; alternate names: Kapsiki, Kamsiki, Ptsake; Dialects: Psikye (Kapsiki, Kamu), Zlenge; close to Hya and Kamwe of Nigeria; Classification: Chadic, Biu-Mandara)
- Wikipedia WWW site, Mar. 20, 2009(Kapsiki)
- Mandaras.info WWW site, Mar. 20, 2009(Kapsiki)
Wikipedia description:
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.
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