Hungworo language

Hungworo (Huŋgwəryə, Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱), or Ngwe (Ngwoi, Ungwai[3]), is a Kainji language spoken in the Tegina area of Rafi, Nigeria.

Hungworo
Ngwe
Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
20,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nat
Glottologhung1276
ELPHungworo[2]
Huŋgwəryə
PersonBuhungwəryə
PeopleƏhungwəryə
Languageʨəhungwə̀ryə or Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱

Clans

Hungwəryə clans and their respective names and languages:[3]

ClanLanguagePerson (sg.)People (pl.)Hausa name
kùbìtcìkùbìtbùbítúbìtùà-Kabitu
kə́lə́kùcìkə́lə́kùbùlə́kúlə̀kùà-Karaku
ə̀yìnyə̀cìyìnyə̀bùyínyə́yìnyə̀à-Makangara
ùwũ̀sã̀cìwũ̀sã̀bùwṹsã́wũ̀sã̀à-Karaya
tə́mbə̀rìcìtə́mbə̀rìbùtə́mbə̀rìà-Tambari
gàdàcìgádágàdàbùgádágàdàà-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.[3]

References

  1. Hungworo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Hungworo.
  3. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.


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