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Shau
Lìsháù
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sqh
Glottologshau1238

Shau (Sho), or Lìsháù, is a nearly extinct Kainji language of Nigeria.

General information

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Shau, also known as Lìsháù, is an endangered East Kainji language spoken in Nigeria.[1] It belongs to the Niger-Congo family of languages, which is Africa’s largest language family in terms of geographical distribution and number of speakers.[citation needed] It is spoken in different locations such as Bauchi State, Toro, Shau and Mana villages.[citation needed] Unfortunately, Shau is nearly extinct, and the exact population of its speakers remains unknown.[citation needed]

See also

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Niger-Congo Languages

East Kainji

References

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  1. ^ a b Shau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

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  1. Blench, Roger. 2004. The Status of the East Kainji Languages of Central Nigeria: Recent Research. In Gerhardt, Ludwig (ed.) Mallam Dendo.
  2. Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1982. Ten More Wordlists with Analyses from the Northern Jos Group of Plateau Languages. Afrika und Übersee LXV. 97-134.
  3. Nairaland Forum. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13, 2015
  4. Niger–Congo languages. (n.d.).
  5. "₦airaland Forum." Endangered Languages Of Nigeria + Others. N.p., n.d. Web.
  6. "Niger–Congo Languages." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.Th.
  7. The Kainji Languages (n.d.): n. pag. Web.

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  1. Shau Language Profile at the Endangered Languages Project

Category:Kainji languages