| Sur–Myet | |
|---|---|
| Tapshin | |
| kìsúr | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Plateau State |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2021)1 |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdl |
| Glottolog | surr1238 |
| ELP | Sur |
| Súr2 | |
|---|---|
| Person | nSúr |
| People | ànSúr |
| Language | kìSúr |
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.
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
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
References
- 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.
- 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.