Ut Main | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kebbi State, Niger State, Sokoto State, Zamfara State |
Native speakers | (36,000 cited 1992) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
gel |
Glottolog |
kagf1238 |
u̠t-Ma'in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in Nigeria. (The letter ⟨u̠⟩ is /ə/.) There are numerous rather divergent dialects:
Names for the u̠t-Ma'in peoples and languages from Blench (2012): [2]
Hausa name | c-Lela name | People | Language |
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Fakkawa | Pək-nu | Kag-ne | ǝt-Kag |
Fakkawa | Pək-nu | əs-Us | ǝt-Us |
Gelawa | Geeri-ni | a-Jiir | ǝt-Jiir |
Zuksun | Wipsi-ni | a-Zuksun | ǝt-Zuksun |
Kukumawa | Wipsi-ni | əs-Fer | ǝt-Fer |
Kelawa | Keri-ni | Kər-ni | ǝt-Kər |
Tuduwa | ǝd-Gwan | a-Ror | ǝt-ma-Ror |
Kuluwa | ? | a-Koor | ǝt-ma-Koor |
The Ut-Ma'in language is spoken mainly in Kebbi State (especially Fakai) and Sokoto State ( Kebbe) but also in Niger State ( Kontagora) and Zamfara State.
Ut Main | |
---|---|
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kebbi State, Niger State, Sokoto State, Zamfara State |
Native speakers | (36,000 cited 1992) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
gel |
Glottolog |
kagf1238 |
u̠t-Ma'in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in Nigeria. (The letter ⟨u̠⟩ is /ə/.) There are numerous rather divergent dialects:
Names for the u̠t-Ma'in peoples and languages from Blench (2012): [2]
Hausa name | c-Lela name | People | Language |
---|---|---|---|
Fakkawa | Pək-nu | Kag-ne | ǝt-Kag |
Fakkawa | Pək-nu | əs-Us | ǝt-Us |
Gelawa | Geeri-ni | a-Jiir | ǝt-Jiir |
Zuksun | Wipsi-ni | a-Zuksun | ǝt-Zuksun |
Kukumawa | Wipsi-ni | əs-Fer | ǝt-Fer |
Kelawa | Keri-ni | Kər-ni | ǝt-Kər |
Tuduwa | ǝd-Gwan | a-Ror | ǝt-ma-Ror |
Kuluwa | ? | a-Koor | ǝt-ma-Koor |
The Ut-Ma'in language is spoken mainly in Kebbi State (especially Fakai) and Sokoto State ( Kebbe) but also in Niger State ( Kontagora) and Zamfara State.