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Tula (also Kotule or Kitule[2]) is one of the Savanna languages of Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria.

Tula
Native to	northeastern Nigeria
Region	Kaltungo LGA, Gombe State
Native speakers	30,000 (1998)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Waja–Kam Waja Tula languages Tula
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`tul`
Glottolog	`tula1252`

Dialects

Kleinewillinghöfer (2014) lists 3 Tula dialects.[3]

Tula-Wange (Kutule) is possibly the oldest group. There are several hamlets located on the Tula Plateau. The people refer to themselves as Kɪtʊlɛ.[2]
Tula-Baule, possibly former Chadic speakers who had shifted to Tula.
Tula-Yiri or Yili is the smallest and most divergent group.

References

Tula at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Blench, Roger. 2020. The phonology and noun morphology of Yi Kɪtʊlɛ: an Adamawa language of East-Central Nigeria.
Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.

Blench, Roger. 2012. Wordlist and analysis of Tula, and Adamawa language of NE Nigeria.

Languages of Nigeria

Official languages

English

National languages

Recognised languages

Efik-Ibibio
Isoko
Edo
Tiv
Fulani
Idoma
Ijaw
Kanuri
Ukwuani
Urhobo
Nupe
Gbagyi

Indigenous languages

Indigenous languages (grouped by Nigerian state)

Adamawa	Baa Bacama Bali Bata Boga Bura Chamba Leko Daba Daka Dong Fali of Mubi Ga'anda Gaa Gude Gudu Holma Huba Hwana Hya Kamwe Kanakuru Kirya-Konzəl Kofa Koma Kpasam Kugama Kumba Lamang Longuda Margi Margi South Mumuye Ngwaba Nyong Nzanyi Psikyɛ Sukur Taram Teme Tso Vere Waja Wom Yendang Zizilivakan
Akwa Ibom	Ibibio
Bauchi	Ɓeele Bole Bure Ciwogai Dass Dazawa Deno Dikaka Dulbu Galambu Gera Geruma Giiwo Guruntum Jalaa Jarawa Jimi Karekare Kariya Kir-Balar Kubi Kushi Kutto Kwaami Labir Longuda Mangas Mawa Mburku Miya Pa'a Piya Polci Shiki Siri Sur Tso Warji Zangwal Zumbun
Bayelsa	Izon Epie Urhobo-Isoko Southeast Ijo
Benue	Eggon Igede
Borno	Afade Bura Cibak Cineni Dghwede Glavda Gude Guduf-Gava Gvoko Jara Jilbe Kamwe Kanakuru Lamang Maaka Mafa Margi Margi South Nggwahyi Putai Tera Wandala Yedina
Cross River	Abanyom Efik Mbe Mbembe
Delta	Urhobo-Isoko Ika Izon Isoko Ukwuani Uhrobo
Edo	Afenmai Ishan Bini
Gombe	Awak Bangwinji Bole Dadiya Jara Kamo Ngamo Pero Tangale Tera Tula Waja
Jigawa	Bade Teshenawa
Kaduna	Bacama Cori Eggon Kurama Sambe
Kano	Ɗuwai Kurama
Kebbi	Cipu Damakawa
Kogi	Basa-Benue Bassa Nge Igala Nupe Oworo
Kwara	Kakanda Kupa Nupe
Nasarawa	Ake Alumu Basa-Benue Duhwa Eggon Hasha Jili Toro
Niger	Asu Bariba Cipu Gbagyi Gwandara Jijili Kakanda Nupe Pongu
Ondo	Itsekiri Izon Ukaan
Plateau	Barkul Boghom Bole Cakfem-Mushere Dass Fyam Fyer Goemai Horom Jorto Koenoem Kofyar Kulere Miship Montol Mundat Mwaghavul Ngas Pe Pyapun Ron Sha Sur Tal Tambas Tarok Yankam Yiwom
Rivers	Abua Baan Biseni Defaka Degema Ekpeye Eleme Engenni Gokana Ijaw Ikwerre Kalabari Khana Kugbo Nkoroo O’chi’chi Obolo Obulom Odual Ogba Ogbogolo Ogbronuagum Ogoni Okodia Oruma Tee Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni
Taraba	Baissa Fali Bete Buru Dadiya Donga Kholok Kpati Laka Lufu Mumuye Nyam Nyingwom Pangseng Rang Tarok Waja Waka Yendang Yoti
Yobe	Bade Bole Ɗuwai Karekare Ngamo Ngizim

Sign languages

Nigerian Sign Language
Bura Sign Language
Hausa Sign Language

Immigrant languages

Scripts

Pan-Nigerian alphabet
Nigerian braille
Medefaidrin

Adamawa languages

Waja–Kam

Kam
Bangwinji
Dadiya
Dijim-Bwilim
Kamo
Tso
Tula
Waja
Yebu

Leko–Nimbari

Leko

Duru

Dii
Doyayo
Dugun
Duupa
Koma
Longto
Peere
Sewe
Vere

Mumuye–Yendang

Mumuye	Mumuye Pangseng Rang
Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other

Nimbari

Bambukic

Bikwin–Jen	Dza (Jen) Mingang Doso Tha Joole Burak Loo Maghdi Mak Moo (Gomu) Leelau Kyak (Bambuka)
Bena–Mboi (Yungur)	Bəna Voro Lala-Roba Mboi Kaan
Other	Longuda

Mbum–Day

Mbum	Mbum proper Mbere Gbete Karang (Mbum, Laka) Nzakambay (Njak Mbai) Pana Ngumi Kare (Kãrɛ̃) Kuo (Koh) Sakpu Dama Ndai (Galke, Pormi) Mono Kali Mangbai Mundang Tupuri Pondo Gonge Tale Pam To (La'bi)
Kim	Kim Besme Goundo
Bua	Bua Fanian (Mana, Kobe) Niellim (Lua) Tunia Noy (Loo) Gula Iro (Kulaal) Zan Gula Bon Gula Koke Bolgo
Other	Day

Others

Kwah (Baa)
Duli
Fali
Oblo?

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На других языках

- [en] Tula language

[ru] Тула (язык)

Тула (также туре, котуле, кутуле; англ. tula, ture, kotule, kutule; самоназвание: yii kitule) — адамава-убангийский язык, распространённый в восточных районах Нигерии, язык народа тула. Входит в состав ветви ваджа-джен подсемьи адамава[3][4][5][6]. Численность говорящих — около 30 000 человек (1998). Письменность основана на латинском алфавите[2].

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