Atyap people
The Atyap people (Tyap: A̱tyap, singular: A̱tyotyap; Hausa exonym: Kataf, Katab) are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. They speak the Tyap language, one of the Central Plateau languages.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 252,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Tyap (A̱lyem Tyap) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, A̱bwoi | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bajju, Ham, Bakulu, Adara, Afizere, Irigwe, Berom, Tarok, Jukun, Kuteb, Efik, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria |
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