Dyarim
[également appelé Dyarum, Dyàrìm Tə́, Dyarim Tə, Ndyarim Tə, Kaiwari, ...]Classification : Afro-Asiatic
·en grand danger
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En grand danger
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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~100
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~2,000
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"There are probably 2000 ethnic Dyarim and of those only a limited number (? 100) speak the language well."
- DATE OF INFO
- 2005
- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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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.”
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Hausa
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
“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
- COMMENTAIRES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
“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.”