Polci language
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| Polci | |
|---|---|
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | 22,000 (1995)[1] |
| Dialects |
Zul (Mbarmi, Barma)
Baram (Mbaram, Barang)
Dir (Diir, Dra, Baram Dutse)
Buli
Langas (Nyamzak, Lundur)
Polci (Posa, Polshi, Palci)
Luri
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: plj – Polci ldd – Luri |
Polci (Polchi) is a Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.
The extinct Luri dialect is not well attested. Work by Bernard Caron with the last speakers shows that it is closely related to Langas dialect.[2]
References
- ↑ Polci reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Luri reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) - ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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