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
See Also From tracing place name
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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