Tal | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: tal
Alternate Names: Tal mwa
Autonym: Tal
Population: 10,000 (1973 SIL).
Location:: Plateau state: Pankshin LGA, 53 villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.3, Angas Proper, 2
Dialects: Bongmuut, Buzuk, Mbaal, Muɗak, Muɗong, Takong.
Typology: 35 consonants and 12 vowels (long and short); tonal (3 level tones: high, mid, low).
Language Use: All domains except church. Used by all. Also use Hausa [hau]. Increased use of Hausa [hau], especially among the youth. Church services and group meetings now held in Hausa. Used as L2 by Belning [glb], Koenoem [kcs].
Language Development: Literature. Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tal
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Plateau state: Pankshin LGA, 53 villages.