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On Language Endangerment and Language Maintenance: A Case Study of Zarma of Sokoto State of Nigeria

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The focus of inquiry in this paper is to examine the nature of language endangerment with specific reference to Zarma , one of the indigenous but minority languages of Sokoto State of Nigeria visa-vis the processes and strategies exploited in preserving the language in the face of overwhelming predominance of Hausa.

Source: International Journal of Linguistics

DOI: 10.5296/ijl.v6i5.5984

Author: Abubakar Muhammad

Institution: Usmanu Danfodiyo University

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2011596911

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Cites: 31

Cited by: 1

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