Mwaghavul

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
sur
Alternate Names
Mwahavul, Sura
Autonym
Mwaghavul
User Population

150,000 (2016 R. Blench).

Location

Plateau state: Barakin-Ladi and Mangu LGAs.

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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.