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ALSO KNOWN AS		Lukshi, Dokshi
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West Chadic
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Lushi Dokshi
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Information from: “Number in South-Bauchi West Languages (Chadic, Nigeria)” . Bernard Caron (2011)

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PLACES: Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: “the south of Bauchi State (Nigeria)”

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There are "a handful" of speakers."

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“Cààrí is the only surviving language of the Zeem subgroup, the other three (Zeem, Tule and Dokshi) being extinct... [There are a handful of speakers] for those that are dying (Luri, Zeem, Zumbul, Tulai, Lushi).”

PLACES: Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "the South of the Bauchi state (Nigeria)"

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

			2003	International Encyclopedia of Linguistics			Frawley, William	Oxford University Press					Frawley, William. 2003. International encyclopedia of linguistics. 4-volume set. New York: Oxford University Press.						Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, 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						Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria	10.059639, 9.070630
			2011	Number in South-Bauchi West Languages (Chadic, Nigeria)								Bernard Caron	Caron, Bernard. 2011. Number in South-Bauchi West Languages (Chadic, Nigeria). Paper presented at the conference "Number in Africa and Beyond: Grammar, Semantics and Social Deixis", Institute for African Studies, University of Cologne. Conference End Date: Sep 30, 2011. Conference Start Date: Sep 27, 2011	0		Dormant ()	"Extinct."	“the south of Bauchi State (Nigeria)”	Bauchi State, Nigeria
Afrique et Langage			2006	South-Bauchi West Pronominal and TAM Systems	Sprachbund in the West African Sahel	93-112	Bernard Caron and Peter Zima		11		https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00644372/document	Bernard Caron	Caron, Bernard. 2006. South-Bauchi West Pronominal and TAM Systems. In Bernard Caron and Peter Zima (eds). Sprachbund in the West African Sahel. Afrique et Langage, 11. Louvain: Peeters. pp.93-112		There are "a handful" of speakers."		“Cààrí is the only surviving language of the Zeem subgroup, the other three (Zeem, Tule and Dokshi) being extinct... [There are a handful of speakers] for those that are dying (Luri, Zeem, Zumbul, Tulai, Lushi).”	"the South of the Bauchi state (Nigeria)"	Bauchi State, Nigeria

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