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ALSO KNOWN AS		Tiba, Gà
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Northern Bantoid
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ttb
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Information from: “A linguistic sketch of Tiba (Gà)” (1-17) . Raymond Boyd (1999)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10,000
Native speakers worldwide
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"There are no census data or any means of counting the number of Tiba speakers, but a local speculative guess puts the figure at less than ten thousand."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "When Islam was less widespread, they [the Tiba] traditionally gave themselves CD [Chamba Daka] names, and are certainly all fully bilingual in this language. They are also said to have adopted Chamba customs, but this has not been verified in any way."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "The Tiba area can be reached at present by leaving the main Gombe-to-Yola road in the direction of Mayo Belwa, then continuing on through Jada towards Ganye via the longer route passing by Mbulo. The traveler will then turn westward at Mbulo towards Tola. Some twenty kilometers beyond the town of Pola lies Gambe, the Tiba center on this axis. Most Tiba people nevertheless reside, not in Gambe, but in hamlets on the surrounding hills."

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1997

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<5000
Native speakers worldwide
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"<5000 (1987 Blench)"

PLACES: Adamawa State, Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Adamawa State: Ganye LGA: Tiba Plateau;"

	1999	A linguistic sketch of Tiba (Gà)	1-17			Afrika und Übersee	82		http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/41/57/83/PDF/tibaDM1.pdf	Raymond Boyd	Raymond Boyd. 1999. "A Linguistic Sketch of Tiba (Gà)." In Afrika und Übersee, 82: 1-17. Online: http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/41/57/83/PDF/tibaDM1.pdf.	HHOLD	<10,000		1000-9999	"There are no census data or any means of counting the number of Tiba speakers, but a local speculative guess puts the figure at less than ten thousand."	Chamba Daka	"When Islam was less widespread, they [the Tiba] traditionally gave themselves CD [Chamba Daka] names, and are certainly all fully bilingual in this language. They are also said to have adopted Chamba customs, but this has not been verified in any way."	All	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		"The Tiba area can be reached at present by leaving the main Gombe-to-Yola road in the direction of Mayo Belwa, then continuing on through Jada towards Ganye via the longer route passing by Mbulo. The traveler will then turn westward at Mbulo towards Tola. Some twenty kilometers beyond the town of Pola lies Gambe, the Tiba center on this axis. Most Tiba people nevertheless reside, not in Gambe, but in hamlets on the surrounding hills."	8.670419, 12.033137
3	2011	An Atlas of Nigerian Languages			Mallam Dendo			Cambridge	http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%%20of%%20Nigerian%%20Languages-%%20ed%%20III.pdf	Roger Blench	Roger Blench. 2011. "An Atlas of Nigerian Languages." Mallam Dendo. Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Africa/Nigeria/Atlas%%20of%%20Nigerian%%20Languages-%%20ed%%20III.pdf.	HHOLD	<5000		1000-9999	"<5000 (1987 Blench)"				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Adamawa State, Nigeria	"Adamawa State: Ganye LGA: Tiba Plateau;"
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	10,000	1997	10000-99999					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

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10,000

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<5000

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10,000

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<5000

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