Информация из: “Recent Fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin” (10-11) . Roger Blench (1998)
В уязвимом положении
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<4,000
ПЕРЕДАЧА
ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О СТАТУСЕ ЯЗЫКА
"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."
О КОНТЕКСТЕ ЯЗЫКА
"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."
ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Tapshin village in Plateau State, Nigeria
ОПИСАНИЕ РЕГИОНА
"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."
Информация из: “The Sur (Tapshin) language of central Nigeria and its affinities” . Blench, Roger M. (2006)
В уязвимом положении
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."
ДАТА ПРЕДОСТАВЛЕНИЯ ИНФОРМАЦИИ
1998
ПЕРЕДАЧА
ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О СТАТУСЕ ЯЗЫКА
"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."
ДРУГИЕ ЯЗЫКИ, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЕ ДАННЫМ СООБЩЕСТВОМ СООБЩЕСТВОМ
Ngas
Hausa
ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Nigeria
ОПИСАНИЕ РЕГИОНА
"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."