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10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by GoodMuyis(op): 8:29pm On Jul 25, 2017

10 Local Mother Tongues, you will never get to hear

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Nigeria has over 500 indigenous languages. Few of us know up to 10.

We are all familiar with the popular ones, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Ibibio, Edo etc, but the vast majority of our languages, we have not even heard of and some we will never hear of.

Here are 10 Nigerian languages you will never get to hear, because nobody speaks them anymore.

1. Ajawa
Ajawa used to be spoken in Bauchi State. It is a Afro-Asiatic language. It became extinct sometime around 1920 and 1940 as the native speakers adopted Hausa.

2. Basa-Gumna
Basa-Gumna was used in Chanchaga part of Niger state, and also near the Basa homeland of Nasarawa. It was a Kainji language. It died when the native speakers chose to speak Hausa instead.

3. Auyokawa
Auyokawa used to be spoken in Jigawa State. It was an Afro-Asiatic language.

4. Gamo-Ningi
Gamo (Buta) and Ningi was a Kainji dialect cluster in Bauchi state, with a population of about 15,000.

5. Holma
Holma or Da Holmaci, formerly spoken in Adamawa State is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language. It died as its native speakers chose to speak Fulfulde.

6. Kubi
Kubi was an Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State. The Members of the ethnic group have a population of about 1,500. They now speak Hausa.

7. Kpati
Kpati was formerly spoken in Taraba State. It was a Grassfields language.

8. Mawa
Mawa which is different from another language in Chad also known as Mawa, is also extinct. It was however never really proven to be a language of Nigeria.

9. Odut
Odut used to be spoken in Odukpani area of Cross River State.

10. Teshenawa
Teshenawa was a language formerly spoken in Jigawa State. It was an Afro-Asiatic

Source
http://www.pulse.ng/arts_culture/dead-nigerian-languages-10-local-mother-tongues-you-will-never-get-to-hear-id4369768.html

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by auntysimbiat(f): 9:13pm On Jul 25, 2017

nice one op

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by GoodMuyis(op): 10:51pm On Jul 30, 2017*

Lalasticlala, mynd44

Why na

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Ayam the OP make una dye dash me like for good research, I wan take am buy MB

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by brunofarad(m): 8:34am On Jul 31, 2017*

Following

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by yvesboss(m): 8:34am On Jul 31, 2017

really

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by edeXede: 8:34am On Jul 31, 2017

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by sakalisis(m): 8:35am On Jul 31, 2017

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by temmypotter(m): 8:35am On Jul 31, 2017*

self esteem issues on their part, I guess.

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by SUPOL(m): 8:35am On Jul 31, 2017

Igbo will be next if care is not taken

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Ehiscotch(m): 8:35am On Jul 31, 2017

Why hausa just colonize their tongues nau. undecided

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by AreaFada2: 8:35am On Jul 31, 2017

Very sad.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Donbigi2(m): 8:36am On Jul 31, 2017*

Notice something on the list? Hausa swallowed 90% of the languages.. I bet they are now Muslims

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by farouk0403(m): 8:36am On Jul 31, 2017

Hausa is the must simple and easiest language to learn.

But i am not happy how it makes other languages go extinct.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Integrityfarms(m): 8:37am On Jul 31, 2017

Some more need to go extinct, who too much language epp in this nation? Some need to be merged

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Alexis11: 8:37am On Jul 31, 2017

Central Yoruba has swallowed many mother tongues in Yoruba land.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by mazimee(m): 8:37am On Jul 31, 2017

SUPOL:
Igbo will be next if care is not taken

That is not possible, you don't know what you are talking about.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Felixalex(m): 8:37am On Jul 31, 2017

auntysimbiat:
nice one op

You de Nairaland full time? Always FTC

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Alexis11: 8:38am On Jul 31, 2017

ymimiz:
The pigin language is going extinct

Lol......... Please don't loud it.

Make Warri and Benin guys no hear you cool

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by WetinConsignMe: 8:39am On Jul 31, 2017

Who mother tongue epp

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Donbigi2(m): 8:39am On Jul 31, 2017

SUPOL:
Igbo will be next if care is not taken

in your dreams

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Nobody: 8:39am On Jul 31, 2017

Usman Dan fodio effect

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by TinaAnita(f): 8:40am On Jul 31, 2017

We already have too many local languages so it's a good thing that those ones disappeared into thin air

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by WetinConsignMe: 8:42am On Jul 31, 2017

SUPOL:
Igbo will be next if care is not taken

If Igbo goes, so what?
We still have yoruba, Hausa, and hundred other languages

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by rheether(f): 8:42am On Jul 31, 2017

SUPOL:
Igbo will be next if care is not taken

It's not possible.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by iambijo(m): 8:42am On Jul 31, 2017

Hausa is dominating every language, igbo next

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by Pavore9: 8:42am On Jul 31, 2017

mazimee:
That is not possible, you dogn't know what you are talking about.

Very possible! How many of us born and raised outside igboland speak igbo.? In many igbo homes outside the east, where even both parents are igbos how many communicate in igbo language to their children? You need to listen to BBC"s documentary titled FORGETTING IGBO to have a grasp of the issue.

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Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by KendrickAyomide: 8:43am On Jul 31, 2017

so you mean all these languages were formed at the tower of babel?

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by KingTom(m): 8:43am On Jul 31, 2017

Many north central(middle belt) states are gradually replacing their languages with Hausa some more by accident than by intent.

Re: 10 Local Mother Tongues That Have Gone Extinct by kingsmaila(m): 8:43am On Jul 31, 2017

I blame the parents for the language extinction. As a father or mother your child is expected to learn your language first before any other language. I was born and brought up in Kano but I speak Igala fluently and I teach my children my language by speaking it to them. Some parent see it as being local to speak their mother tongue and choose English or Hausa Instead but they will surely regret it one day.

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