Kainji language group of Nigeria
Kimba People Akimba Language Tsɨkimba
Gaushi People Agaushi Language Tsɨgaushi
Wənci Person Mawunci People Ŋwənci Language Tsuwənci
The Kimba languages (Tsikimba Kambari II languages ) are a group of Kainji languages of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people . The languages are Kimba (Tsikimba) , Gaushi (Agaushi) , and Wenci (Ngwunci) .
Languages
There are three languages: Kimba (Tsikimba), Gaushi (Agaushi), and Wənci (Ngwunci). Roger Blench considers Gaushi (Agaushi, Ashe) and Wenci (Ngwunci) to be distinct languages.
The Kimba language (Tsikimba) has three dialects: Auna, Yumu and Wara.
The Ngwunci language has two dialects: Agwara (tsu-saweni) and Rofia (tsu-ɓʷəshi).
The Kimba language (Tsikimba) is spoken in Niger State (Magama , Mashigu , and Mariga LGA's, Auna and Wara Areas, East of Lake Kainji on the Niger River ) and Kebbi State (Ngaski LGA, Southwest of Lake Kainji ).
References
Kimba at Ethnologue The Kambari languages
Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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