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ALSO KNOWN AS		Dyarum, Dyàrìm Tə́, Dyarim Tə, Ndyarim Tə, Kaiwari, Kayaurinci
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West Chadic
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Information from: “The Dyarim language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.” . Roger Blench (2007) , Henry Tourneux · Rüdiger Köppe

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~2,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There are probably 2000 ethnic Dyarim and of those only a limited number (? 100) speak the language well."

DATE OF INFO: 2005

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"The chief himself does not have a fluent command of Dyàrìm Tə́ and none of the young people present at the meeting could speak it. Nonetheless, the older informants have remained fluent and perhaps the language is still commonly spoken in isolated hamlets. But there is no doubt that it is very endangered.”

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Hausa

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

“Locally, Dyarim is considered to be a language that has ‘nearly gone’. Hausaisation is proceeding apace and some households now do not speak the language at all."

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: “The settlements of the Dyarim are about 6 km. south of Toro town, in Toro LGA, and the map reference of their main settlement, Fadagoshi is N 10° 02, E 9° 04.”

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Ethnic population
~2,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"I estimated that there are probably 2000 ethnic Dyarum and of those only a limited number speak the language well."

DATE OF INFO: 2003

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "On the edge of Izere land, squeezed between the Izere (Plateau) and the Tunzu (Eastern Kainji) are an isolated group of people locally known as the Kaiwari... Their settlements are about 7 km. south of Toro town in Toro LGA with a map reference of N10° 02, E 9° 04."

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~2,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"ca. 2000 ethnic Dyarim with a fraction speaking the language well, i.e. ca. 100."

DATE OF INFO: 2005

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Threatened by switch to Hausa."

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Their main settlement is about 7 km. south of Toro town in Toro LGA (N10 ̊ 02, E 9 ̊ 04)."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Ca. 100 fluent speakers."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Giving way to Hausa."

PLACES: Nigeria

				2004	The Dyarum [=Kaiwari] people and their language				Foundation for Endangered Languages	Ogmios Newsletter	23				http://www.ogmios.org/ogmios_files/236.htm	Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2004. The Dyarum [=Kaiwari] people and their language. Ogmios Newsletter (23).	~2,000		2003		"I estimated that there are probably 2000 ethnic Dyarum and of those only a limited number speak the language well."	Hausa		Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14		15	"On the edge of Izere land, squeezed between the Izere (Plateau) and the Tunzu (Eastern Kainji) are an isolated group of people locally known as the Kaiwari... Their settlements are about 7 km. south of Toro town in Toro LGA with a map reference of N10° 02, E 9° 04."	Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria	10.033333, 9.066667
				2007	The Dyarim language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.	Topics in Chadic Linguistics III: Historical Studies: Papers from the 3rd Biennial International Colloquium on Chadic Languages		Henry Tourneux	Rüdiger Köppe							Roger Blench	Blench, Roger. 2007. The Dyarim language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. In Tourneux, Henry (ed.), Topics in Chadic Linguistics III: Historical Studies: Papers from the 3rd Biennial International Colloquium on Chadic Languages, Villejuif, November 24-25, 2005, 41-59. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.	~2,000	~100	2005	100-999	"There are probably 2000 ethnic Dyarim and of those only a limited number (? 100) speak the language well."	Hausa	“Locally, Dyarim is considered to be a language that has ‘nearly gone’. Hausaisation is proceeding apace and some households now do not speak the language at all."	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	"The chief himself does not have a fluent command of Dyàrìm Tə́ and none of the young people present at the meeting could speak it. Nonetheless, the older informants have remained fluent and perhaps the language is still commonly spoken in isolated hamlets. But there is no doubt that it is very endangered.”	15	“The settlements of the Dyarim are about 6 km. south of Toro town, in Toro LGA, and the map reference of their main settlement, Fadagoshi is N 10° 02, E 9° 04.”	Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria	10.033333, 9.066667
9783110170498	Trends in Linguistics, Studies and Monographs			2007	Endangered Languages in West Africa	Language Diversity Endangered	140-162	Matthias Brenzinger	Mouton de Gruyter			Berlin		7		Roger Blench	Blench, R. (2007). Endangered Languages in West Africa. In M. Brenzinger (Ed.), Language Diversity Endangered, 140-162. Mouton de Gruyter.		~100		100-999	"Ca. 100 fluent speakers."	Hausa	"Giving way to Hausa."	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Nigeria
		December	3	2012	An Atlas of Nigerian Languages		111						Kay Williamson Educational Foundation		http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%20of%20Nigerian%20Languages-%20ed%20III.pdf	Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2012. "An Atlas of Nigerian Languages." The latest version of the Index of Nigerian Languages. 3rd. Edition. Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%20of%20Nigerian%20Languages-%20ed%20III.pdf	~2,000	~100	2005	100-999	"ca. 2000 ethnic Dyarim with a fraction speaking the language well, i.e. ca. 100."	Hausa, Fulfulde, Izere, Tunzu, Loro	"Threatened by switch to Hausa."	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			15	"Their main settlement is about 7 km. south of Toro town in Toro LGA (N10 ̊ 02, E 9 ̊ 04)."	Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria	10.033333, 9.066667

Dyarim

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Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Discussion

Dyarim

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~100

Discussion

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