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