As informações estão incompletas “Recent Fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin” (10-11) . Roger Blench (1998)
Vulnerável
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<4,000
TRANSMISSÃO
MAIS INFORMAÇÕES SOBRE A VITALIDADE
"Even young children are learning the language and there is no evidence of a decline in competence. Even more surprisingly, but no doubt related, the language is by no means full of loanwords from Hausa and Ngas, as is sometimes the case."
COMENTÁRIOS SOBRE O CONTEXTO DO IDIOMA
"All adults appear to be fluent in Ngas and Hausa and Tapshin is an enclave within the Ngas, a numerous population speaking a Chadic language, by whom they are culturally dominated."
LUGARES
Tapshin village in Plateau State, Nigeria
DESCRIÇÃO DA LOCALIDADE
"Tapshin is some 25 km. north of the Pankshin-Amper road and reached by a track leading off the main road some 5 km. east of Pankshin. The road can only be traversed by a four-wheel drive and may well be cut off completely in the rainy season."
As informações estão incompletas “The Sur (Tapshin) language of central Nigeria and its affinities” . Blench, Roger M. (2006)
Vulnerável
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000-4,000
"The number of speakers cannot be more than 3-4000, depending on the status of Met. The figure of 18,000 given in CAPRO (1995) would appear to be a serious over-estimate."
DATA DAS INFORMAÇÕES
1998
TRANSMISSÃO
MAIS INFORMAÇÕES SOBRE A VITALIDADE
"On the face of it, Sur should be a prime candidate for language loss. All adults appear to be fluent in Ngas and Hausa and Tapshin is an enclave within the Ngas, by whom they are culturally dominated... However, it was apparent during the interviews that even young children are learning the language and there is no evidence of a decline in competence. Even more surprisingly, but no doubt related, the language is by no means full of Hausa and Ngas loanwords, as is sometimes the case in such situations."
OUTROS IDIOMAS USADOS PELA COMUNIDADE
Ngas
Hausa
LUGARES
Nigeria
DESCRIÇÃO DA LOCALIDADE
"Spoken in Tapshin village in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Tapshin is some 25 km. north of the Pankshin-Amper road and reached by a track leading off the main road some 5 km. east of Pankshin."