Lere is an extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria. The ethnic population was cited as 16,000 in 2000, of whom only a few speak the language. A wordlist from the Takaya dialect can be found under External links.

Lere
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Bauchi State
Ethnicity16,000 (2000)[1]
Extinct2018[1]
Dialects
  • Si
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)
Language codes
ISO 639-3gnh
Glottologlere1241
ELPLere

Dialects

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Dialects are:[2]

  • Si (Rishuwa, Kuzamani)
  • Gana
  • Takaya (Taura)

References

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  1. ^ a b Lere at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

Further reading

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  • Blench, Roger (2004), "The Status of the East Kainji Languages of Central Nigeria: Recent Research", in Gerhardt, Ludwig (ed.), Mallam Dendo
  • Blench, Roger (2014), "Nominal Affixing in the Kainji Languages of Northwestern and Central Nigeria", in Watters, John (ed.), Kay Williamson Educational Foundation
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