Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages
Blench, R. (1999). Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages. Ogmios Newsletter, 11-14.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500-1,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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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
"All the other villages in this area speak varieties of Kulere, a Chadic language. [...] Hausa is widespread and eliciting the wordlist suggested that younger speakers had a tendency to replace some items with their Hausa equivalent."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
Barkul village, Plateau State, Nigeria
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
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
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