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Tsishingini

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: tsw

Population	100,000 (2004 SIL).
Region	Niger state, Magama and Mariga LGAs, Salka area.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 1, reference number 14
Alternate names	Ashingini, Kambari, Kamberchi, Kamberri, Salka
Dialects	Ibeto. A member of the Kambari language subgroup, which includes Cishingini [asg] and Tsikimba [kdl].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kambari
Language use	All ages. Also use Hausa [hau], English, or other Kambari languages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–20% Hausa. Grammar. Bible portions: 1933–2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Called ‘Ashingini’. Area opened by large dam. Primarily rural. Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

STARK, Janie P., author. 2000. Simultaneous consideration of co-languages: implications for orthography design.

STARK, Janie P., author. 2010. Kambari orthography design.  

STARK, John E., author. 2000. The role of oral literature in the dissemination of neologisms.  

STARK, John E., author. 2011. The Role of Oral Literature in the Dissemination of Neologisms.