Sur language
| Sur | |
|---|---|
| Tapshin | |
| kìsúr | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 5,000 (1998)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdl |
| Glottolog | surr1238 |
| ELP | Sur |
| Nsur, Sur[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Nsúr |
| People | àNsúr |
| Language | kìsúr |
Sur (Nsur), or Tapshin, is a minor Plateau language of Tapshin village in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
There are no more than 3,000 to 4,000 speakers. Sur speakers are surrounded by Ngas speakers, who refer to the Sur as Dishili.[2] Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sur at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Blench, Roger M. 1998. Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin. Ogmios, 9:10-11.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.
Categories:
- Tarokoid languages
- Languages of Nigeria
- Plateau language stubs