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Language Death: The Case of Bubburè in Southern Bauchi Area, Northern Nigeria

Haruna, Andrew. 1998. "Language Death: The Case of Bubburè in Southern Bauchi Area, Northern Nigeria." In Endangered Languages in Africa, edited by M. Brenzinger. 227-251. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.

Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
~10
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
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 4

Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.

4
Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

5
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
~50
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
"Today all the "last speakers" (semi-speakers) of Bubburè are either bilingual, some Bubburè and Hausa, or fluent in Hausa and Fulfulde... Hausa is used at home and in intra-group communication (i.e. with other ethnic groups in the area, e.g. Fulani and Kirfaawaa) and when communicating with children and grandchildren... Although they sometimes use Fulfulde when communicating with older people from the neighbouring Fulani ethnic group."

Location and Context
Countries
Nigeria
Location Description

"The language is spoken today... in Bùrè town of Kirfì district of Kirfì Local Government Area (henceforth LGA)... in Bauchi state, Nigeria... Bùrè is a single village in Kirfì district located on the boarders of Sooro and Kirfì LGA's... The village is surrounded by Hausa- and Fulfulde-speaking settlements."

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Neutral
Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa, Fulfulde, English (children)
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
At home, intra-group communication, religion (Hausa); with older people from neighbouring ethnic group (Fulfilde); school (English)

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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