Also Known As:
Shenanci, Seni, Shani, Shaini
Dialects & Varieties
Notes on the Seni people and language with an addendum on the Ziriya
Roger Blench and John Garah Nengel. 2004. "Notes On the Seni People and Language with An Addendum On the Ziriya." In Ogmios Newsletter, 12-13. Online: http://www.ogmios.org/ogmios/Ogmios_024.pdf.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
10-15
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
1
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
"The Seni live east of the Jos-Zaria road which runs north of Jos, in Lere Local government area, Kaduna State, although still on the Jos Plateau."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Neutral/negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Mensagem informativa
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language is taken as a fait accompli. There is no interest in reviving it and its continued existence is simply a curiosity to most residents."