Cuba language
Kainji language spoken in Nigeria
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Cuba (Tsucuba), anglicized as Shuba and also known as Urcibar in neighboring Lopa, is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria, spoken by a thousand people in Kebbi State.
NativetoNigeria
RegionKebbi State
Native speakers
1,000 (2014)[1]Niger–Congo?
-
Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Kainji
- Kainji Lake
- Oleran
- Cuba
- Oleran
- Kainji Lake
- Kainji
- Benue–Congo
| Cuba | |
|---|---|
| Urcibar | |
| Tsucuba | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kebbi State |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2014)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cbq |
| Glottolog | cuba1236 |
Persondɔ̀tʃíbár
Peopleòːtʃíbár
Languageɘ̀ɹtʃíbár
| Urcibar | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀tʃíbár |
| People | òːtʃíbár |
| Language | ɘ̀ɹtʃíbár |
Persondɔ̀ɾìɾã́ŋ
Peopleòːɾìɾã́ŋ
Languageòlːèɾã́ŋ
| Rerang | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀ɾìɾã́ŋ |
| People | òːɾìɾã́ŋ |
| Language | òlːèɾã́ŋ |
The name Rerang (Oleran) subsumes both Cuba and the closely related Lopa language that surrounds it.[2][3]
Blench concludes that Cuba is more closely related to Shen (Laru) than it is to Rop (Lopa).[2]
Location
Cuba is spoken in the large villages of ò̃tʃébá (Cifamini), tʷò̃tʃíɡí (Gungun Tagwaye) and ò̃sán (Kwanga); and the minor villages of àjũ ́̃m (Yumu), àːʔʲɔ́ (Bakari) and ámbú (Ambu shiri).
