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Hungworo language

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Hungworo
Ngwe
Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
20,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nat
Glottologhung1276
ELPHungworo
Huŋgwəryə
PersonBuhungwəryə
PeopleƏhungwəryə
Languageʨəhungwə̀ryə or Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱

Hungworo (Huŋgwəryə, Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱), or Ngwe (Ngwoi, Ungwai[2]), is a Kainji language spoken in the Tegina, Kagara, Pandogari area of Rafi, Nigeria.

Clans

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Hungwəryə clans and their respective names and languages:[2]

Clan Language Person (sg.) People (pl.) Hausa name
kùbìt cìkùbìt bùbítúbìtù à- Kabitu
kə́lə́kù cìkə́lə́kù bùlə́kúlə̀kù à- Karaku
ə̀yìnyə̀ cìyìnyə̀ bùyínyə́yìnyə̀ à- Makangara
ùwũ̀sã̀ cìwũ̀sã̀ bùwṹsã́wũ̀sã̀ à- Karaya
tə́mbə̀rì cìtə́mbə̀rì bùtə́mbə̀rì à- Tambari
gàdà cìgádágàdà bùgádágàdà à- Makangada

The Makangara clan is in Sàgòmyè, Àrìyà, Ə̀rwàkò, Ìgádá, Àzwàngò, Àtáʔèngè, Àságànà, and Kátùngà villages. The Karaku clan lives in Mùtə́kùcì and other villages.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hungworo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.