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.
| Sur–Myet | |
|---|---|
| Tapshin | |
| kìsúr | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2021)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdl |
| Glottolog | surr1238 |
| ELP | Sur |
| Súr[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | nSúr |
| People | ànSúr |
| Language | kìSúr |
There are about 16,000 speakers of Sur–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 edit
Sur is spoken in the following villages.[2]
- Kancak
- Targal
- Kantem
- Shishir
- Gyasham Sakiya
- Kalep
- Mashekarah
- Bussa
- Kocten Angwan Gyad
- Shikanyan
- Bakin Kogi 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Blench, Roger. 2023. The Sur-Myet (Tapshin) language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger M. 1998. Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin. Ogmios, 9:10-11.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.