Lere language

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Lere
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Bauchi State
Ethnicity16,000 (2000)[1]
Extinct2018[1]
Dialects
  • Si
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)
Language codes
ISO 639-3gnh
Glottologlere1241
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Lere is an extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria. The ethnic population was cited as 16,000 in 2000, of whom only a few speak the language. A wordlist from the Takaya dialect can be found under External links.

Dialects

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Dialects are:[2]

  • Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani)
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)

References

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  1. ^ a b Lere at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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Further reading

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