• Source: Laru language

Laru (Laro, also Shen or Sengwe) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria. It has one dialect: Cuba (Tsucuba, Shuba). Speakers are shifting to Busa.




Dialects


There are three dialects of Shen, spoken in the following villages.

Kárábàndéi and Sànsání
Sàːgúnú4, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Barkatai
Mɔ̀nːáĩ, Sáŋkʷà, and Màláːlé
The major villages, ordered from largest to smallest, are Sàːgúnú, Kárábàndéi, Sʷàʃí, Lúmːà, and Mɔ̀nːáĩ. There are fewer than 4,000 speakers.
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Laru villages as Karabonde, Leshigbe, Luma, Monnai, Sansanni, and Shagunu.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Penganan Asia Selatan
• Laru language
• LARU
• Larus
• Laro language
• Kainji languages
• Lau language
• Busa language (Mande)
• James Larus
• Lopa language
• Domain-specific language