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Kamuku Languages
The Kamuku languages are a branch of the Kainji languages spoken by the Kamuku people of Niger State, western Nigeria, mostly in Mariga and Rafi LGAs. Although formerly classified as Kamuku, Pongu is now placed in a related branch, the Pongu (Shiroro) languages, and Western Acipa (Cipu) with the Kambari languages. Languages Blench (2012) Blench (2012) lists the following Kamuku languages and their sociolinguistic situations. Kamuku internal classification can be briefly summarised as: *Proto-Kamuku ** Hungwəryə **Core Kamuku (‘Yara) *** Cinda-Regi: Cinda, Regi- Shiyabe, Orogo, Kuki; Kuru- Maruba *** Səgəmuk (Zubazuba); Sama- Sambuga *** Kagare ***Rogo II ''‘Yara'', or ''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba'', is the largest Kamuku subgroup. There are four main Cinda-Regi varieties, Cinda, Regi, Orogo, and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is close to tuRogo. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cinda- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamuku People
The Kamuku are an ethnic group in central Nigeria. The Kamuku language belongs to the Kainji family and is related to C'lela, Duka, and Kambari. They mainly live in the west-central region of Nigeria, particularly in Kwara State. Their population in 1996 exceeded 35,000 people, found in the Sokoto division of Sokoto State, the Birnin Gwari division of Kaduna State and the Kontagora and Minna divisions of Niger State. The Kamuku may have been the dominant people of the kingdom of Kankuma (also Kwangoma or Kangoma), a people whom Al-Makrizi (d.1442) called Karuku in his book ''The Races of the Sudan''. One historian speculates that Kankuma may have been the precursor to the Hausa state of Zaria. The ''Gazetteers of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria: The Central Kingdoms'', published in the early 1920s, described the Kamuku people as industrious agriculturalists who keep livestock, are of a somewhat timid and retiring nature and are thoroughly amenable to authority. They did not see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuki Language (Nigeria)
The Cinda-Regi language (commonly known as Kamuku and also known as ‘Yara or Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba) is a language complex of Nigeria belonging to the Kamuku branch of Kainji languages. Geographic distribution The Kamuku language is spoken in various parts of northern Nigeria. This include Kaduna State ( Birnin Gwari), Kebbi State, Kwara State, Niger State (Chanchaga, Rafi, Mariga, Kontagora and Minna) and Sokoto State ( Sokoto). Varieties There are four main varieties: Cinda, Regi, Rogo (Orogo), and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is closely related to the Rogo language Rogo (also Urogo, Burogo, Ucanja Kamuku) is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken around the town of Ucanja in the Rafi and Mariga Local Government Areas of Niger State, as well as the Birnin Gwari LGA of neighbouring Kaduna State Kadun .... However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cinda-Regi variety and another non-Cinda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inkwai Language
The Kamuku languages are a branch of the Kainji languages spoken by the Kamuku people of Niger State, western Nigeria, mostly in Mariga and Rafi LGAs. Although formerly classified as Kamuku, Pongu is now placed in a related branch, the Pongu (Shiroro) languages, and Western Acipa (Cipu) with the Kambari languages. Languages Blench (2012) Blench (2012) lists the following Kamuku languages and their sociolinguistic situations. Kamuku internal classification can be briefly summarised as: *Proto-Kamuku ** Hungwəryə **Core Kamuku (‘Yara) *** Cinda-Regi: Cinda, Regi- Shiyabe, Orogo, Kuki; Kuru- Maruba *** Səgəmuk (Zubazuba); Sama- Sambuga *** Kagare ***Rogo II ''‘Yara'', or ''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba'', is the largest Kamuku subgroup. There are four main Cinda-Regi varieties, Cinda, Regi, Orogo, and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is close to tuRogo. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwacika Language
The Kamuku languages are a branch of the Kainji languages spoken by the Kamuku people of Niger State, western Nigeria, mostly in Mariga and Rafi LGAs. Although formerly classified as Kamuku, Pongu is now placed in a related branch, the Pongu (Shiroro) languages, and Western Acipa (Cipu) with the Kambari languages. Languages Blench (2012) Blench (2012) lists the following Kamuku languages and their sociolinguistic situations. Kamuku internal classification can be briefly summarised as: *Proto-Kamuku ** Hungwəryə **Core Kamuku (‘Yara) *** Cinda-Regi: Cinda, Regi- Shiyabe, Orogo, Kuki; Kuru- Maruba *** Səgəmuk (Zubazuba); Sama- Sambuga *** Kagare ***Rogo II ''‘Yara'', or ''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba'', is the largest Kamuku subgroup. There are four main Cinda-Regi varieties, Cinda, Regi, Orogo, and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is close to tuRogo. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausa Language
Hausa (; /; Ajami: ) is a Chadic language spoken by the Hausa people in the northern half of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern half of Niger, Chad and Sudan, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast. Hausa is a member of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family and is the most widely spoken language within the Chadic languages, Chadic branch of that family. Ethnologue estimated that it was spoken as a first language by some 47 million people and as a second language by another 25 million, bringing the total number of Hausa speakers to an estimated 72 million. In Nigeria, the Hausa-speaking film industry is known as Hausa-language cinema, Kannywood. Classification Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages subgroup of the Chadic languages group, which in turn is part of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. Geographic distribution Native speakers of Hausa, the Hausa people, are mostly found in southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingwai Language
The Kamuku languages are a branch of the Kainji languages spoken by the Kamuku people of Niger State, western Nigeria, mostly in Mariga and Rafi LGAs. Although formerly classified as Kamuku, Pongu is now placed in a related branch, the Pongu (Shiroro) languages, and Western Acipa (Cipu) with the Kambari languages. Languages Blench (2012) Blench (2012) lists the following Kamuku languages and their sociolinguistic situations. Kamuku internal classification can be briefly summarised as: *Proto-Kamuku ** Hungwəryə **Core Kamuku (‘Yara) *** Cinda-Regi: Cinda, Regi- Shiyabe, Orogo, Kuki; Kuru- Maruba *** Səgəmuk (Zubazuba); Sama- Sambuga *** Kagare ***Rogo II ''‘Yara'', or ''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba'', is the largest Kamuku subgroup. There are four main Cinda-Regi varieties, Cinda, Regi, Orogo, and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is close to tuRogo. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makici Language
The Kamuku languages are a branch of the Kainji languages spoken by the Kamuku people of Niger State, western Nigeria, mostly in Mariga and Rafi LGAs. Although formerly classified as Kamuku, Pongu is now placed in a related branch, the Pongu (Shiroro) languages, and Western Acipa (Cipu) with the Kambari languages. Languages Blench (2012) Blench (2012) lists the following Kamuku languages and their sociolinguistic situations. Kamuku internal classification can be briefly summarised as: *Proto-Kamuku ** Hungwəryə **Core Kamuku (‘Yara) *** Cinda-Regi: Cinda, Regi- Shiyabe, Orogo, Kuki; Kuru- Maruba *** Səgəmuk (Zubazuba); Sama- Sambuga *** Kagare ***Rogo II ''‘Yara'', or ''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba'', is the largest Kamuku subgroup. There are four main Cinda-Regi varieties, Cinda, Regi, Orogo, and Kuki. Kuru and Maruba, both named after villages, are close to each other. Shiyabe is close to tuRogo. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwagere Language
Kagare (Kwagere) is a Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Kamuku language complex. There is partial intelligibility with Cinda, Regi and Səgəmuk (Zubazuba). Kagare is reported by Blench, but is not in Ethnologue or Glottolog ''Glottolog'' is a bibliographic database of the world's lesser-known languages, developed and maintained first at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany (between 2015 and 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for .... References Kamuku languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubaruba Language
Rubaruba (tuRubaruba) is a Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Kamuku language complex. Rubaruba is reported by Blench (2012), but is not covered in Ethnologue or Glottolog ''Glottolog'' is a bibliographic database of the world's lesser-known languages, developed and maintained first at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany (between 2015 and 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for .... References Kamuku languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagare Language
Kagare (Kwagere) is a Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Kamuku language complex. There is partial intelligibility with Cinda, Regi and Səgəmuk (Zubazuba). Kagare is reported by Blench, but is not in Ethnologue or Glottolog ''Glottolog'' is a bibliographic database of the world's lesser-known languages, developed and maintained first at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany (between 2015 and 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for .... References Kamuku languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambuga Language
Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State. References Kamuku languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shama Language
Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was fo .... References Kamuku languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
