Berom language

The Berom have a link to the Nok culture, a civilization that existed between 200 BCE to 1,000 CE. Generally, the Berom speakers are identified to live in the core Jos Plateau and down the low plains of Kaduna State. == Dialects ==

The Berom dialectical differences are as follows: • Gyel–Kuru–Vwang • Du–Foron • Fan–Ropp–Rim–Riyom–Heikpang • Bachit • Gashish • Rahoss-Tahoss == Phonology ==

Consonants Eastern Berom consists of twenty-four consonant phonemes: • occurs in the Foron dialect. • , are bilabial, while and are labiodental. • , , and are palato-alveolar, while and are palatal. In Berom, approximants are found in the last position, for example, orthographic is and is . Vowels This language consists of seven vowel phonemes: Berom consists of three type of tones and four glide tones. The glide tones are treated here as rising and falling tones. The tones are as follows: • high tone • mid tone • low tone • falling tone • rising tone == Orthography ==

Berom orthography: a, b, c, d, e, ɛ, f, g, gb, h, i, j, k, kp, l, m, n, ng, o, ɔ, p, r, s, sh, t, ts, u, v, w, y, z == Notes ==