| Kimba | |
|---|---|
| Tsikimba | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
| Ethnicity | Kambari |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2004) [1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kdl |
| Glottolog |
tsik1238 |
| Kimba | |
|---|---|
| People | Akimba |
| Language | Tsɨkimba |
| Gaushi | |
|---|---|
| People | Agaushi |
| Language | Tsɨgaushi |
| Wənci | |
|---|---|
| Person | Mawunci |
| People | Ŋwənci |
| Language | Tsuwənci |
The Kimba languages (Tsikimba; or the 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. [2]
The Kimba language (Tsikimba) has three dialects: Auna, Yumu and Wara.
The Ngwunci language has two dialects: Agwara (tsu-saweni) and Rofia (tsu-ɓʷəshi). [3] 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 (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Roger Blench, 2010. The Kambari languages
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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