Laru language

Not to be confused with Laro language.
Laru
Shen
Native to Nigeria
Region Niger State
Native speakers
6,000  (1995–2014)[1]
Niger–Congo
Dialects
Laru (Shen)
Cuba (Shuba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
lan  Laru
cbq  Cuba
Glottolog laru1238  (Laru/Shen)[2]
cuba1236  (Cuba/Shuba)[3]
Laru
Person Shen
Language Shen gwe

Laru (Laro) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Busa.

References

  1. Laru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Cuba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Laru/Shen". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Cuba/Shuba". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.