Also Known As:
Mvanöp, Mvanon, Mvanlip, Mvano, Magu
Dialects & Varieties
An Atlas of Nigerian Languages
Roger Blench. 2011. "An Atlas of Nigerian Languages." Mallam Dendo. Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%%20of%%20Nige….
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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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
"Almost all individuals seemed to be fluent in the other languages of Zongo Ajiya, Fulfulde, Mambila and Ndoro. Despite this, the language seems to be alive - the Jauro assured us that all the children still speak it, and we observed this to be true."
Location and Context
Countries
Nigeria
Location Description
"...spoken in Zongo Ajiya in the northwest of the Mambila Plateau in southeastern Nigeria."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Fulfulde; Mambila; Ndoro
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
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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Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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