Laru | |
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Shen | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1995–2014) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
lan – Laru
cbq – Cuba |
Glottolog |
laru1238 Laru/Shen
cuba1236 Cuba/Shuba |
ELP | Shen |
Laru | |
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Person | Shen |
Language | Shen gwe |
Laru (Laro, also Shen or Sengwe [2]) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria. It has one dialect: Cuba (Shuba). Speakers are shifting to Busa.
There are three dialects of Shen, spoken in the following villages. [3]
The major villages, ordered from largest to smallest, are Sàːgúnú, Kárábàndéi, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Mɔ̀nːáĩ. There are fewer than 4,000 speakers.
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Laru villages as Karabonde, Leshigbe, Luma, Monnai, Sansanni, and Shagunu.
Laru | |
---|---|
Shen | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1995–2014) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
lan – Laru
cbq – Cuba |
Glottolog |
laru1238 Laru/Shen
cuba1236 Cuba/Shuba |
ELP | Shen |
Laru | |
---|---|
Person | Shen |
Language | Shen gwe |
Laru (Laro, also Shen or Sengwe [2]) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria. It has one dialect: Cuba (Shuba). Speakers are shifting to Busa.
There are three dialects of Shen, spoken in the following villages. [3]
The major villages, ordered from largest to smallest, are Sàːgúnú, Kárábàndéi, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Mɔ̀nːáĩ. There are fewer than 4,000 speakers.
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Laru villages as Karabonde, Leshigbe, Luma, Monnai, Sansanni, and Shagunu.