Lere language
| Lere | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State, Bauchi State |
| Ethnicity | 16,300 (2000)[1] |
Native speakers | (undated figure of "a few")[2] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gnh |
| Glottolog | lere1241 |
| ELP | Lere |
Lere is a nearly extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria. The ethnic population was cited as 16,000 in 2000, of whom only a few speak the language. A wordlist from the Takaya dialect can be found under External links.
Dialects[]
Dialects are:[3]
- Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani)
- Gana
- Takaya (Taura)
References[]
- ^ Lere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Lere at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Further reading[]
- Blench, Roger (2004), "The Status of the East Kainji Languages of Central Nigeria: Recent Research", in Gerhardt, Ludwig (ed.), Mallam Dendo
- Blench, Roger (2014), "Nominal Affixing in the Kainji Languages of Northwestern and Central Nigeria", in Watters, John (ed.), Kay Williamson Educational Foundation
External links[]
Categories:
- East Kainji languages
- Languages of Nigeria
- Endangered Niger–Congo languages
- Benue–Congo language stubs