Gbiri-Niragu

GRH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gure-Kahugu, Tugbiri

Dialects: Gbiri (Agari, Agbiri, Gura, Gure, Igbiri, Tugbiri), Niragu (Anirago, Kafugu, Kagu, Kahugu, Kapugu). Some Gbiri and Niragu people speak their own languages with each other.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Kainji
Eastern
Northern Jos
Kauru

Demographics: 25,000 (2000), increasing.

Language Use: Youth increasingly use Hausa [hau]. Home, neighborhood. All ages. Positive attitudes. Nearly all also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Hausa [hau]; 50% in English [eng].

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Gure and Kahugu towns have separate identities but a common market in Gure. Christian.