•What is their status?
• Almost all Plateau languages are threatened, except perhaps Berom and
Tarok, and a few are moribund, such as Sambe and Yangkam. The main source of threat is
the spread of Hausa and further south, English.
•What classification should
be adopted?
• Evidence for a Plateau grouping is
present but has never been published
• Relationship with Kainji and Jukunoid still undetermined Membership of
Eloyi (previously ascribed to Idomoid) seems likely
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