Laru language
Kainji language spoken in Nigeria
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Laru (Laro), or Shen (Sengwe[2]), is a minor Kainji language[3] of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Busa.
NativetoNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1995)[1]Niger–Congo?
-
Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Kainji
- Kainji Lake
- Laru
- Kainji Lake
- Kainji
- Benue–Congo
| Laru | |
|---|---|
| Shen | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lan |
| Glottolog | laru1238 |
| ELP | Shen |
PersonShen
LanguageShen gwe
| Laru | |
|---|---|
| Person | Shen |
| Language | Shen gwe |
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.