Tal is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.[1] Tal is spoken in a cluster of 53 villages located east of the Panyam-Shendam road. There are 6 dialects of Tal, namely Bongmuut, Buzuk, Nbaal, Muɗak, Muɗong, and Takong.[3]
| Tal | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1973)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tal |
| Glottolog | tall1250 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Tal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
Further reading
edit- Blench, Roger. 2017. Ethnozoology of the Tal, Chadic-speakers of west-central Nigeria.
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