Sur language
Sur (Nsur), or Tapshin, is a minor Plateau language of Tapshin village in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
| Sur | |
|---|---|
| Tapshin | |
| kìsúr | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 5,000 (1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdl |
| Glottolog | surr1238 |
| ELP | Sur[2] |
| Nsur, Sur[3] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Nsúr |
| People | àNsúr |
| Language | kìsúr |
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.[3] Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.[4]
References
- Sur at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Sur.
- 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.
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