Pangu | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

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Alternate Names: Akwa, Arĩ, Arringeu, Panganci, Pongo, Pongu, Rin, Tə-rĩ, Tara, Tarin, Tariya
Autonym: Ta̱rin
Population: 30,000 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Niger state: Rafi LGA, Gumna and Tegina districts, Kaduna, Minna, Kontagora, and Bida towns; Sabon Gari Pangu is center.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kamuku
Dialects: Tarin, Waga (Awәgә, TuWəgə). The Waga dialect is nearly extinct, spoken by a single elderly couple (2011 R. Blench). Lexical similarity: 94%–99% among dialects.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun classes, noun head initial, question words phrase initial, tense-aspect morphemes precede verb root, verb root suffixes for tense and iterative forms; 25 consonant phonemes, 38 vowel phonemes; 2 tones.
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hausa [hau].
Language Development: Many children and adults are literate in Hausa [hau] or English [eng]. Videos. Bible portions: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pangu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Sister exchange pattern in marriage (now rarely practiced). Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Niger state: Rafi LGA, Gumna and Tegina districts, Kaduna, Minna, Kontagora, and Bida towns; Sabon Gari Pangu is center.