Find an article

1 article found

1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 333–359PDF of Between Survival and Shift: Hausa Language Dominance and Attitudes Toward Tangale and Fulfulde in Gombe State

   Between Survival and Shift: Hausa Language Dominance and Attitudes Toward Tangale and Fulfulde in Gombe State

   Aminu Saleh, Suleiman Muhammed Badamasi, Usman Abdullahi, Bernice Nonye Ogbochie and Isaiah Ifeanyichukwu Agbo

   This study examines how Hausa dominance affects the vitality and maintenance of Tangale and Fulfulde in Gombe State, North-Eastern Nigeria. Although the state is linguistically diverse, Hausa increasingly serves … descriptive sociolinguistic survey, complemented by ethnographic observation, was conducted with 55 Tangale and Fulfulde speakers, alongside interviews with 20 key informants. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, while qualitative data were