Laru language

Kainji language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laru (Laro), or Shen (Sengwe[2]), is a minor Kainji language[3] of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Busa.

NativetoNigeria
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1995)[1]
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Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lan
Glottologlaru1238
ELPShen
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Dialects

There are three dialects of Shen spoken in the following villages:[4]

  • Kárábàndéi and Sànsání
  • Sàːgúnú4, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Barkatai
  • Mɔ̀nːáĩ, Sáŋkʷà, and Màláːlé

The major villages, ordered from largest to smallest, are Sàːgúnú, Kárábàndéi, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Mɔ̀nːáĩ. There are fewer than 4,000 speakers.

Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Laru villages as Karabonde, Leshigbe, Luma, Monnai, Sansanni, and Shagunu.

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