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Name: Polchi

Type: Language

Alternate Names: Polci; Palci; Palchi

Spoken in: Nigeria

Number of speakers: 22,000 (1995 CAPRO). 2,000 Zul (1995), 4,000 Buli (1993), 400 Langas (1993), 15,000 Polci, 250 Baram (1993), 800 Dir (1993) (Ethnologue)

Number of speakers: 22000 (UNESCO)

Number of speakers: 22000 (World Oral Literature Project)

Code: plj

Code Standard: ISO 639-3

Documentation: SIL

Families: Afro-Asiatic

Parent Subgroup: Zaar Group A; Zaar Proper; Saya Group A (zaar)

Child Dialects: Baram; Mbaram; Barang (plj-bar) Buli (plj-bul) Dir; Diir; Dra; Baram Dutse (plj-dir) Polchi; Polci; Posa; Polshi; Palci (plj-pol) Langas; Nyamzax; Lundur (plj-lan) Zul; Mbarmi; Barma (plj-zul)

Endangerment Status

UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered

Ethnologue Status: Not listed

Sutherland's Red List: Not listed

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