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Alias		Aike, Akye
KLASSIFIZIERUNG		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
SPRACHENCODE		aik
DOWNLOAD		Als csv
WEITERE RESSOURCEN		OLAC-Suche

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Informationen von: “The Ake language of Central Nigeria and its affinities” . Roger Blench (2006)

Gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<2,000
Muttersprachler weltweit

DATUM DER INFORMATION: 1999

VERBREITUNG

MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT

"In general, Ake still seems to be spoken generally among the people of the four villages. Elders in Ugah complain that more and more of the children there are speaking Hausa, which is to be expected in such a multilingual community. Nonetheless, it seemed that Ake was still widely understood by young people, so the language is probably not unduly threatened. Nonetheless, it is unlikely that there are more than 2000 speakers,
so complacency is not in order."

SPRECHEREINSTELLUNG

Mostly positive

ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN

Hausa

ORTE: Nassarawa State, Nigeria

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: "The Ake live in four villages northeast of Lafia town in Lafia LGA, Nassarawa State, in Central Nigeria. The villages are reached from a track going north from the Lafia-Shendam road, turning at Ashige some 37 km. east of Lafia. Ugah is 20 km. along the track and the other villages are a few kilometres beyond that. These villages are Ugah, Gweyaka, Alingani and Kiguna. Some Ake people have recently moved to a new settlement, Sabongida, close to an irrigation scheme. The four villages have distinct migration histories and are not regarded as hamlets of Ugah. Ugah is by far the largest settlement, but has a very mixed population, including Mada, Eggon, Seyawa and others. The other villages are regarded as more purely Ake."

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Muttersprachler weltweit

ORTE: Nigeria;

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3000
Muttersprachler weltweit
MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER
The speaker number listed is a more recent estimate; a 1925 estimate from a different author cited in the source lists 354 speakers.

ORTE: Nassarawa State, Nigeria

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: "Nassarawa State, Lafia LGA"

ORTE: Nigeria

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: Town of Gwayaka

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<300
Muttersprachler weltweit

ORTE: Plateau State, Nigeria

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: "Nigeria, Plateau State, Lafia Division, Assaikio District"

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Muttersprachler weltweit

	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International		Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	3,000		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Nigeria;
		2006	The Ake language of Central Nigeria and its affinities				Draft Manuscript January 2, 2006					Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2006. "The Ake Language of Central Nigeria and Its Affinities."	HHOLD	<2,000	1999	1000-9999		Hausa	Mostly positive	Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	"In general, Ake still seems to be spoken generally among the people of the four villages. Elders in Ugah complain that more and more of the children there are speaking Hausa, which is to be expected in such a multilingual community. Nonetheless, it seemed that Ake was still widely understood by young people, so the language is probably not unduly threatened. Nonetheless, it is unlikely that there are more than 2000 speakers, so complacency is not in order."	Nassarawa State, Nigeria	"The Ake live in four villages northeast of Lafia town in Lafia LGA, Nassarawa State, in Central Nigeria. The villages are reached from a track going north from the Lafia-Shendam road, turning at Ashige some 37 km. east of Lafia. Ugah is 20 km. along the track and the other villages are a few kilometres beyond that. These villages are Ugah, Gweyaka, Alingani and Kiguna. Some Ake people have recently moved to a new settlement, Sabongida, close to an irrigation scheme. The four villages have distinct migration histories and are not regarded as hamlets of Ugah. Ugah is by far the largest settlement, but has a very mixed population, including Mada, Eggon, Seyawa and others. The other villages are regarded as more purely Ake."	8.947480, 8.835342
		1973	Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist					University of Ibadan, Nigeria: West African Linguistic Society	II			Kay Williamson	Kay Williamson. 1973. "Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist." II: University of Ibadan, Nigeria: West African Linguistic Society.	HHOLD										Nigeria	Town of Gwayaka
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		2,000		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
Contributions to the sociology of language, #64		1992	A survey on language death in Africa	Language death: factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa	402	Brenzinger, Matthias		Mouton de Gruyter		Berlin & New York		Sommer, Gabriele	Gabriele Sommer. 1992. "A Survey On Language Death in Africa." In Language death: factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 402. Mouton de Gruyter.	EBALL	<300		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Plateau State, Nigeria	"Nigeria, Plateau State, Lafia Division, Assaikio District"
	3	2011	An Atlas of Nigerian Languages					Mallam Dendo		Cambridge	http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%%20of%%20Nigerian%%20Languages-%%20ed%%20III.pdf	Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2011. "An Atlas of Nigerian Languages." Mallam Dendo. Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%%20of%%20Nigerian%%20Languages-%%20ed%%20III.pdf.	HHOLD	3000		1000-9999	The speaker number listed is a more recent estimate; a 1925 estimate from a different author cited in the source lists 354 speakers.			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Nassarawa State, Nigeria	"Nassarawa State, Lafia LGA"

Ake

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60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<2,000

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3000

Sicher gefährdet

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<300

Bedroht

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2,000

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Ake

Metadaten der Sprache

Sprachdokumentationsforum

Gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<2,000

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3000

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<300

Bedroht

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Diskussion

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