Lere language
Endangered Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria
| Lere | |
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| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State, Bauchi State |
| Ethnicity | 16,000 (2000)[1] |
| Extinct | 2018[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| 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
- ^ a b Lere at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ 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
- Lere profile at the Endangered Languages Project
- Lere Takaya Wordlist
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