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by | Mar 29, 2018 | Vernonia

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Tso (Tsóbó, Lotsu, Cibbo) is one of the Savanna languages of eastern Nigeria.

Dialects

The language is known as nyi tsó, while the people are known as Tsobo [tsó-bó]. The ethnic subgroups are,[2]

  • Bərbou
  • Swaabou
  • Gusobu

A subsection of the Gusobu may also live in Luzoo settlement.

Each ethnic subgroup speaks a different Tso dialect. The Swaabou and Gusobu reportedly have trouble understanding each other. Tso lexical diversity is partly due to the tradition of word tabooing.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.


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