The Sambe language of Central Nigeria and its affinities
Roger Blench and Barau Kato. 2006. "The Sambe Language of Central Nigeria and Its Affinities." Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Plateau/Alumic/Samb….
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Nigeria
Location Description
"In 2005, Sambe was spoken in a single village, Sambe, some 10 km. west of the town of Agamati, on the Fadan Karshe-Wamba road. It was apparently formerly spoken at the settlements of Unguwar Gogo, Àlàn, Tèlèkpɔ, Gbàtar, Ungwan Tukura, Ungwan Madaki, Ungwan Galadima and Ungwan Sarki."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Phonology, noun morphology and wordlist.
Author: Roger Blench
License: CC BY 4.0