Northwest Kainji languages
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The six Northwest Kainji languages, also known as the Lela languages or the Duka languages, are spoken near Kainji Lake on the Niger River in Nigeria. They are distinguishable from other Kainji languages by the reduction of their noun-class prefixes to single consonants.[1]
Geographic
distributionNigeria
distributionNigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
- Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Kainji
- Northwest Kainji
- Kainji
- Benue–Congo
| Northwest Kainji | |
|---|---|
| Lela, Duka | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | duka1247 |
Classification
Blench (2018)
Northwest Kainji classification by Blench (2018):[2]
- Northwest Kainji
The position of Damakawa is uncertain.
Blench (2010)
In Blench (2010), Lela (C'lela and Ribah) is divergent from the other languages, though poorly attested Damakawa has similarities.[1]
- Northwest Kainji
- Lela (C'lela), ? Damakawa
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- Gwamhi-Wuri
- ut-Ma'in (Fakai), Hun-Saare (Duka)