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Kainji language spoken in Nigeria Not to be confused with Ngwe language.
Hungworo
Ngwe
Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers20,000 (2003)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3nat
Glottologhung1276
ELPHungworo
Huŋgwəryə
PersonBuhungwəryə
PeopleƏhungwəryə
Languageʨəhungwə̀ryə or Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱

Hungworo (Huŋgwəryə, Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱), or Ngwe (Ngwoi, Ungwai), is a Kainji language spoken in the Tegina, Kagara, Pandogari area of Rafi, Nigeria.

Clans

Hungwəryə clans and their respective names and languages:

Clan Language Person (sg.) People (pl.) Hausa name
kùbìt cìkùbìt bùbítúbìtù à- Kabitu
kə́lə́kù cìkə́lə́kù bùlə́kúlə̀kù à- Karaku
ə̀yìnyə̀ cìyìnyə̀ bùyínyə́yìnyə̀ à- Makangara
ùwũ̀sã̀ cìwũ̀sã̀ bùwṹsã́wũ̀sã̀ à- Karaya
tə́mbə̀rì cìtə́mbə̀rì bùtə́mbə̀rì à- Tambari
gàdà cìgádágàdà bùgádágàdà à- Makangada

The Makangara clan is in Sàgòmyè, Àrìyà, Ə̀rwàkò, Ìgádá, Àzwàngò, Àtáʔèngè, Àságànà, and Kátùngà villages. The Karaku clan lives in Mùtə́kùcì and other villages.

References

  1. Hungworo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Platoid languages
Jukunoid
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Basa
Kamuku
Shiroro
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