Mwaghavul | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: sur
Alternate Names: Mwahavul, Sura
Autonym: Mwaghavul
Population: 150,000 (2016 R. Blench).
Location:: Plateau state: Barakin-Ladi and Mangu LGAs.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.3, Angas Proper, 1
Dialects: Mupun (Mapan, Mapun), Takas (Toos). Reportedly similar to Cakfem-Mushere [cky] and Miship [mjs].
Typology: 25 consonants and 6 vowels; vowel harmony; tonal (3 level tones).
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Belning [glb], Cakfem-Mushere [cky], Ron [cla].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1991–2007.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mwaghavul
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1980.

Location: Plateau state: Barakin-Ladi and Mangu LGAs.