Sur–Myet language

Sur–Myet
Tapshin
kìsúr
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State, Plateau State
Native speakers
16,000 (2021)
Dialects
  • Sur
  • Myet
Language codes
ISO 639-3tdl
Glottologsurr1238
ELPSur
Súr
PersonnSúr
PeopleànSúr
LanguagekìSúr

Sur–Myet, also known as kuSur (Nsur), Tapshin, or Myet, is a minor Plateau language of Bauchi and Plateau states, Nigeria. There are two closely related dialects, Súr and Myet.

There are about 16,000 speakers of Sur–Myet. Sur speakers are surrounded by Ngas speakers, who refer to the Sur as Dishili. Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.

Geographical distribution

Sur is spoken in the following villages.

Myet is spoken in the following villages.

References

  1. 1 2 Decker, Ken, Yakubu Danladi, Julius Dabet, Benard Abraham, Innocent Jonah. 2021. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Kusur-Myet (Sur) [tdl] Language of Plateau and Bauchi States, Nigeria. Journal of Language Survey Reports, 2021-023. SIL International.
  2. 1 2 3 Blench, Roger. 2023. The Sur-Myet (Tapshin) language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ↑ Blench, Roger M. 1998. Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin. Ogmios, 9:10-11.
  4. ↑ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.