Northwest Kainji languages
| Northwest Kainji | |
|---|---|
| Lela, Duka | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
|
| Glottolog | duka1247 |
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]
Classification[edit]
Blench (2018)[edit]
Northwest Kainji classification by Blench (2018):[2]
- Northwest Kainji
The position of Damakawa is uncertain.
Blench (2010)[edit]
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)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Roger Blench, 2010, The Northwest Kainji languages
- ^ Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314323