Lela language
Kainji language spoken in Nigeria
Lela | |
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Dakarkari | |
C΄-Lélà | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kebbi State, Niger State, Zamfara State |
Native speakers | (90,000 cited 1993)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dri |
Glottolog | clel1238 |
Lela | |
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Person | K΄-Lélà |
People | Lélnà |
Language | C΄-Lélà |
Lela or C'lela is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is known as Cilela in Hausa, and it is also known as Dakarkari, because it is spoken by the Dakarkari people[2][3]
Location
The Lela live mostly in Kebbi State and Niger State. However, there are also some C-Lela speakers in other parts of Nigeria, including in Gummi LGA of Zamfara State.
References
- ^ Lela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Further reading
- Sociolinguistic survey (level one) of the Lela people
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