Kimba language
Kimba (Tsikimba; or the Kambari II languages) is a Kainji language cluster of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people. As of 2004, there were 100,000 native speakers.
| 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 |
Languages
There are three languages: Kimba, Gaushi (Agaushi) and Wənci (Ngwunci). Roger Blench considers Gaushi and Wənci (Ngwunci) to be distinct languages.[2]
The Kimba language has three dialects: Auna, Yumu and Wara.
The Ashɛ (Gaushi, Agaushi) language is spoken in Garafini, southwest of Lake Kainji.
The Ngwunci language has two dialects: Agwara (tsu-saweni) and Rofia (tsu-ɓʷəshi).[3]
References
- Kimba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- 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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