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ALSO KNOWN AS		Laru, Larawa, Laranchi, Laro
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lan
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Information from: “The Laru people and their language” . Roger Blench (2006)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native speakers worldwide
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"There are probably only some 1000 Shen--yet there is no evidence that the language is dying out although all speakers seem to be highly multilingual."

PLACES: Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "The Shen (=Laru) people live on the west bank of Lake Kainji in a number of villages near Shagunnu. Only Sansani village appears to be predominantly Shen. There are Shen families in the following settlements; Shagunnu, Luma, Sankwa, Tsoho, Sansani, Swashi, Amboshidi, Bagopiya, Berabite. [...] The Shen at Karabanji village, which is on the outskirts, north of New Busa town, say that they are about 300 persons in the village. Elsewhere, the Shen are found close to the bank of the Niger in Borgu LGA, Niger State in the following villages: Shagunu, Tungan Sansani, Sabon Sansani, Sangba and some at Luma-Bare, Luma-Sanke and Swashi."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~5,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"...spoken amongst an ethnic group of some 5,000 people..."

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"They are reported to be assimilating to Bisã language and culture."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Bisã

PLACES: Africa

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "...along the banks of the Niger River, northwestern Nigeria."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from R. Jones (1995).

PLACES: Nigeria;

			2006	The Laru people and their language		Unpublished Manuscript			http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24854708/THE-LARU-PEOPLE-AND-THEIR-LANGUAGE-Roger-Blench-Mallam-Dendo-8	Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2006. "The Laru People and Their Language." Online: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24854708/THE-LARU-PEOPLE-AND-THEIR-LANGUAGE-Roger-Blench-Mallam-Dendo-8.	HHOLD	~1,000	1000-9999	"There are probably only some 1000 Shen--yet there is no evidence that the language is dying out although all speakers seem to be highly multilingual."		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Nigeria	"The Shen (=Laru) people live on the west bank of Lake Kainji in a number of villages near Shagunnu. Only Sansani village appears to be predominantly Shen. There are Shen families in the following settlements; Shagunnu, Luma, Sankwa, Tsoho, Sansani, Swashi, Amboshidi, Bagopiya, Berabite. [...] The Shen at Karabanji village, which is on the outskirts, north of New Busa town, say that they are about 300 persons in the village. Elsewhere, the Shen are found close to the bank of the Niger in Borgu LGA, Niger State in the following villages: Shagunu, Tungan Sansani, Sabon Sansani, Sangba and some at Luma-Bare, Luma-Sanke and Swashi."	10.277677, 4.468075;10.340420, 4.466015;10.33338,4.399911; 10.323110, 4.257018
				World Oral Literature Project					http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		5,000	1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
070071197X	3	1	2007	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages			Routledge	Abingdon		Christopher Moseley	Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub	~5,000	1000-9999	"...spoken amongst an ethnic group of some 5,000 people..."	Bisã	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"They are reported to be assimilating to Bisã language and culture."	Africa	"...along the banks of the Niger River, northwestern Nigeria."
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	5,000	1000-9999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from R. Jones (1995).		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Nigeria;

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,000

Threatened

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5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5,000

Threatened

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5,000

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