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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 … show that Tangale and Fulfulde remain strong markers of identity and cultural expression, but Hausa dominates wider public and inter-ethnic domains. Weakened transmission, especially in urban and mixed-language