The Ningye Language of Central Nigeria and its Affinities
Blench, Roger. 2006. "The Ningye Language of Central Nigeria and Its Affinities."
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000-5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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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
"The Ningye are multilingual; Numana and Gwantu are the main languages they speak, but Hausa is widely known and some younger people also speak English."
Location and Context
Countries
Nigeria
Location Description
"The main village of the Ningye is Ningeshen Kurmi, some 19 km. south of Fadan Karshi on the Akwanga road. There are three other settlements, Akwankwan, Kobin and Ningeshen Dutse due north of Ningeshen Kurmi but these are all small."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Numana, Gwantu, Hausa, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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