Tugbiri-Niragu | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: grh
Alternate Names: Gbiri-Niragu, Gure-Kahugu
Autonym: Tugbiri, Tugbiri-Niragu
Population: 25,000 (2000), increasing.
Location:: Kaduna state: Lere LGA, Gure and Kahugu villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Kauru
Dialects: Tugbiri (Agari, Agbiri, Gbiri, Gura, Gure, Igbiri), Niragu (Anirago, Kafugu, Kagu, Kahugu, Kapugu). Reported similar to Dungu [dbv].
Language Use: Youth increasingly use Hausa [hau]. Home, neighborhood. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Hausa [hau], 50% in English [eng]. Bible portions: 2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tugbiri-Niragu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Gure and Kahugu towns have separate identities but a common market in Gure. Christian, Muslim.

Location: Kaduna state: Lere LGA, Gure and Kahugu villages.