Hungworo language

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

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

Clans

Hungwəryə clans and their respective names and languages:

ClanLanguagePerson (sg.)People (pl.)Hausa name
kùbìtcìkùbìtbùbítúbìtùà-Kabitu
kə́lə́kùcìkə́lə́kùbùlə́kúlə̀kùà-Karaku
ə̀yìnyə̀cìyìnyə̀bùyínyə́yìnyə̀à-Makangara
ùwũ̀sã̀cìwũ̀sã̀bùwṹsã́wũ̀sã̀à-Karaya
tə́mbə̀rìcìtə́mbə̀rìbùtə́mbə̀rìà-Tambari
gàdàcìgádágàdàbùgádágàdàà-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.

References

  1. ↑ Hungworo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Hungworo". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.