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Classification: Niger-Congo
·endangered
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Yashi |
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Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau |
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ybj |
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Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
"No known documentation exists for this language."
Akwanga LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria
Information from: “Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages” (11-14) . Roger Blench (1999)
"The language is still spoken by young people at present."
Hausa
English
"Hausa is widely known and English is spoken by some secondary school students."
"There are three villages where Hasha is the main language, Hashasu (=Yashi Pa), Kusu (Yashi Madaki) and Bwora (Yashi Sarki). Bwora is the largest settlement and generally regarded as the administrative centre. Hasha villages fall within Nassarawa State. They are all east of the main road from Fadan Karshi to Wamba, reached from a turnoff some 25 km. south of Fadan Karshi."
Information from: “A survey on language death in Africa” (402) . Sommer, Gabriele (1992) , Brenzinger, Matthias · Mouton de Gruyter
"Nigeria, Plateau State, Akwanga Division, Mama District"
Information from: “Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist” . Kay Williamson (1973) University of Ibadan, Nigeria: West African Linguistic Society
Town of Dogon Daji