Miship, or Chip, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Doka is a dialect.[1] Blench lists the two dialects Longmaar and Jiɓaam.[2]
| Miship | |
|---|---|
| Chip | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1976)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mjs |
| Glottolog | mish1244 |
People edit
The traditional occupation of Chip people is farming. The people worship Na'an (God). Oral tradition states that they migrated from Kanem-Bornu to their present homeland with other tribes, Ngas, Mupun, and Mwaghavul.[4]
Most Chip names are unisex, so in order to differentiate a man from a woman, the prefix Na is added to the woman's name and Da is added to the man's. For example, for a man and a woman both sharing Nandi, the man would be Danan, and the woman Nanan.
Words edit
- God - Naan / Nan
- Father - Nda
- Child - La
- Girl - Larep
- Boy - La/La wu mis
- Wash - Vwang
- Person - Gurum
- Rain - Fuan/Fwan
- Children - Jep
- Food - Sih/ Gwom/Gom/Mun
- Rice - Kapa
- Acha - Kihzuk
- Soup - Tok
- Chicken - Koo
- Dog - As
- Goat - Ih
- Meat - Lu
- King - Long
- Animal - Long/Lu
- Wild animal - Lu dhem
Lu can be used to refer to meat from animals. For example, 'chicken' would be Lu Koo. It can also be used to refer to animal. For example, 'Lu' in the following statement stands for animal: 'Mme a lu dhe mme a gurum ma' = One (of the two) is not an animal while the other is human (direct translation).
Phrases edit
- What is your name - Sihm gih a weeh? (male); Sihm yi a weeh? (female)
- Good night - Naan yaghal kih mun/Mu foghot bhit/Naan ep mun
- Bye - Dhang mu kaat
- Good morning - Teer (shaghap) ah?/Yaghal gwe ah?/
Numbers edit
- One - Kihme
- Two - Vihl
- Three - Kun
- Four - Feer
- Five - Paat
- Six - Pe-me
- Seven - Poghovihl
- Eight - Poghokun
- Nine - Poghofaar
- Ten - Sar
Notes edit
- ^ a b Miship at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
- ^ "Official Website of Plateau State". www.plateaustate.gov.ng. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ Mohammed, Aminu Muazu; Katwal, Permark Isah (2010). "The Miship: People, language, and dialects" (PDF). California Linguistic Notes.