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Lere
Native to Nigeria
Region Plateau State, Bauchi State
Ethnicity16,000 (2000) [1]
Extinct2018 [1]
Dialects
  • Si
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gnh
Glottolog lere1241
ELP Lere

Lere is an 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: [2]

  • Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani)
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)

References

  1. ^ a b Lere at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ 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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Taura language)
Lere
Native to Nigeria
Region Plateau State, Bauchi State
Ethnicity16,000 (2000) [1]
Extinct2018 [1]
Dialects
  • Si
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gnh
Glottolog lere1241
ELP Lere

Lere is an 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: [2]

  • Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani)
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)

References

  1. ^ a b Lere at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ 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

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