Tula

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
tul
Alternate Names
Kotule, Kutule
Autonym
KiTulɛ
User Population

50,000 (2009 R. Blench).

Location

Gombe state: Kaltungo LGA.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Waja-Jen, Waja, Tula
Dialects

Kutule, Baule, Yili.

Typology

15 consonants and 9 vowels; tonal (3 level tones).

Language Use

Used as L2 by Dadiya [dbd].

Language Development

NT: 2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tula
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1997.

Other Comments

Several primary and secondary schools.