Lela or C'lela (Clela) 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 ...
. It is known as Chilela in
Hausa, and it is also known as Dakarkari, because it is spoken by the
Dakarkari people
Dakarkari people also known as Lena are one of the ethnics group in Nigeria with approximate population of 136, 000.
They are mainly found in Zuru Donko-Wasagu, and Sakaba Local Government Areas of Kebbi State (formally part of Sokoto state) and s ...
Location
The Lela live mostly in
Kebbi State
Kebbi state ( ha, Jihar Kebbi; Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤫𞤦𞥆𞤭) is a state in the northwestern Nigeria, Kebbi state is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while ...
and
Niger State. However, there are also some C-Lela speakers in other parts of Nigeria, including in
Gummi LGA of
Zamfara Ztate.
References
Further reading
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Sociolinguistic survey (level one) of the Lela people'
Northwest Kainji languages
Languages of Nigeria
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