Also Known As:
Tapshin, Tapshinawa, Suru, Myet, Nsur, Dishili
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin
Blench, R. (1998). Recent Fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin. Ogmios Newsletter, 10-11.
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<4,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"All adults appear to be fluent in Ngas and Hausa and Tapshin is an enclave within the Ngas, a numerous population speaking a Chadic language, by whom they are culturally dominated."
Location and Context
Countries
Tapshin village in Plateau State, Nigeria
Location Description
"Tapshin is some 25 km. north of the Pankshin-Amper road and reached by a track leading off the main road some 5 km. east of Pankshin. The road can only be traversed by a four-wheel drive and may well be cut off completely in the rainy season."
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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