Sur (Nsur), or Tapshin, is a minor
Plateau language
The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria.
Berom and Eggon have the most speak ...
of Tapshin village in
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
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There are no more than 3,000 to 4,000 speakers. Sur speakers are surrounded by
Ngas speakers, who refer to the Sur as Dishili.
[Blench, Roger M. 1998]
Recent fieldwork in Nigeria: Report on Horom and Tapshin
''Ogmios'', 9:10-11. Nevertheless, Sur is a vital language still being passed onto children, and is not immediately endangered.
[Blench, Roger. 2004]
Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria
References
Tarokoid languages
Languages of Nigeria
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