The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: SCV
ISO 639-2: nic
| Population | 200 (1925). |
| Region | Kaduna State, Saminaka LGA. |
| Alternate names | SHANI, SHAINI |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
