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ALSO KNOWN AS		Chokobo, Cokobo, Cikobu, Chikobo, Cokobanci, Azora, Zora
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cbo
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Information from: “An Atlas of Nigerian Languages” (111) . Roger Blench (2012)

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
425
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"425 (1936 HDG)... About 3000 ethnic Zora of which ca. 50% have fluent command of the language."

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"Highly endangered; not actively spoken by the younger generation."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Hausa
Jere

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Hausa is the second language of the whole community and the first language of ca. half. Jere is
the other main language known to Zora."

PLACES: Bassa LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "In three settlements close to N10° 21.7, E 8° 50.6."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Blench (2003).

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
424-425
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Plateau State, Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Nigeria, Plateau State, Jos Division, Jere District (northeastern part according to Shimizu 1979, roughly the area between Gambo River and Limoro-Cikobo Forest Reserve)."

	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		3,000	425	100-999	"425 (1936 HDG)... About 3000 ethnic Zora of which ca. 50% have fluent command of the language."	Hausa, Jere	"Hausa is the second language of the whole community and the first language of ca. half. Jere is the other main language known to Zora."	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	"Highly endangered; not actively spoken by the younger generation."	13	Bassa LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria	"In three settlements close to N10° 21.7, E 8° 50.6."	8.843688, 10.361742;
Contributions to the sociology of language, #64			1992	A survey on language death in Africa	Language death: factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa	402	Brenzinger, Matthias	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin & New York			Sommer, Gabriele	Gabriele Sommer. 1992. "A Survey On Language Death in Africa." In Language death: factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 402. Mouton de Gruyter.	EBALL		424-425	100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Plateau State, Nigeria	"Nigeria, Plateau State, Jos Division, Jere District (northeastern part according to Shimizu 1979, roughly the area between Gambo River and Limoro-Cikobo Forest Reserve)."
		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		1,500	1000-9999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from Blench (2003).			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Izora

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

425

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

424-425

Discussion

Izora

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

425

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

424-425

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