Eloyi language


Eloyi, or Afu, is a poorly attested Plateau language of uncertain classification. It is spoken by the Eloyi people of Agatu LGA, Benue State and Nassarawa State in Nigeria.

Classification

Armstrong classified Eloyi as Idomoid, but that identification was based on a single word list and Armstrong later expressed doubts. All other preliminary accounts classify it as Plateau, and Blench leaves it as a separate branch of Plateau.
Blench considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa.