Mwaghavul

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Maghavul, Sura

Population

295,000 (1993 SIL).

Location

Plateau state: Barakin-Ladi and Mangu LGAs.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification

Dialects

Mupun (Mapan, Mapun), Panyam.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Cakfem-Mushere [cky], Ron [cla].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1991–2007.

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Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1980.