Tordue Festus Mbapuun

Dr Tordue Festus Mbapuun has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Port Harcourt, a Masters degree in Linguistics from the University of Nigeria and a Bachelors degree in Linguistics from the Benue State University, all in Nigeria. He is deeply interested and involved in the study of the minority languages of Nigeria, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana, but at the moment he has a special focus on the minority languages in North-Central Nigeria. He has published some articles on some minority languages such as Tiv and Etulo and has submitted other researches for publication in some journals around the world.

Recent publications:

Mbapuun, Tordue Festus & Jones, Ijoh Ayuwo (2021). An Assessment of Governmental Attitude towards Small Language Groups in Benue State: The Etulo Language Example. Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol. 7. No. 1. pp. 63-72.

Mbapuun, Tordue Festus (2021). Aspects of Compounding in Tiv. Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol. 7. No. 1. PP. 73-85.

Mbapuun, Tordue Festus & Jones, Ijoh Ayuwo (2020). Patterns of Language Use: An Assessment of Etulo Linguistic Vitality in Benue State, Nigeria. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies. Vol 8 Issue 1. pp. 242-247. .

Mbapuun, Tordue Festus & Jones, Ijoh Ayuwo (2020). An Assessment of The Amount & Quality of Documentation of the Etulo Language of Benue State. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research. Volume 7, Issue 2. pp. 933-935.