ut-Ma'in language

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ut-Ma’in
Fakanchi
Gelanchi
Region Fakai district, Nigeria
Native speakers
unknown (36,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gel
Glottolog kagf1238[2]

ut-Ma’in or Fakai is a dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in the Fakai district of Nigeria. There are numerous rather divergent dialects:

  • Kag (Puku, Fakanchi, Et-Kag)
  • Jiir (Gelanchi, Et-Jiir)
  • Kur (Kere, Kar, Keri-Ni, Kelli-Ni, Kelanchi, Kelinci)
  • Zuksun (Zussun, Et-Zuksun)
  • Ror (Et-Maror, Tudanchi, Er-Gwar)
  • Fer (Fere, Et-Fer, Wipsi-Ni, Kukum)
  • Us (Et-Us)
  • Koor (Kulu)

References

  1. ut-Ma’in at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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