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


There are no more than 3,000 to 4,000 speakers. Sur speakers are surrounded by [[Angas language|Ngas]] speakers, who refer to the Sur as '''Dishili'''.<ref name="Blench1998">Blench, Roger M. 1998. [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Plateau/Southeast/Horom%20and%20Nsur.pdf Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin]. ''Ogmios'', 9:10-11.</ref> Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.<ref>Blench, Roger. 2004. [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Plateau/Tarokoid/Tarokoid-subclassification.pdf Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria].</ref>
There are about 16,000 speakers of kuSur–Myet.<ref name="SIL">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.</ref> Sur speakers are surrounded by [[Angas language|Ngas]] speakers, who refer to the Sur as '''Dishili'''.<ref name="Blench1998">Blench, Roger M. 1998. [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Plateau/Southeast/Horom%20and%20Nsur.pdf Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin]. ''Ogmios'', 9:10-11.</ref> Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.<ref>Blench, Roger. 2004. [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Plateau/Tarokoid/Tarokoid-subclassification.pdf Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria].</ref>


==Geographical distribution==
==Geographical distribution==

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kuSur–Myet
Tapshin
kìsúr
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State, Plateau State
Native speakers
16,000 (2021)[1]
Dialects
  • Sur
  • Myet
Language codes
ISO 639-3tdl
Glottologsurr1238
ELPSur
Súr[2]
PersonnSúr
PeopleànSúr
LanguagekìSúr

kuSur–Myet, also known as Sur (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 kuSur–Myet.[1] Sur speakers are surrounded by Ngas speakers, who refer to the Sur as Dishili.[3] Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.[4]

Geographical distribution

Sur is spoken in the following villages.[2]

  • Kancak
  • Targal
  • Kantem
  • Shishir
  • Gyasham Sakiya
  • Kalep
  • Mashekarah
  • Bussa
  • Kocten Angwan Gyad
  • Shikanyan
  • BakinKogi Pwai
  • Bada Koshi
  • Nasarawa Pwai
  • B. Kogi Tapshin (Tapshin village is also known as Ngotuk)

Myet is spoken in the following villages.[2]

  • Myet
  • Gat Myet
  • Dasham
  • Dasham Yelwa
  • Pukdi
  • Yimi
  • Nkandim

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Blench, Roger. 2023. The kuSur-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.


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