Hungworo language

Not to be confused with Ngwe language.

Hungworo
Ngwe
Ca̱hungwa̱rya̱
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Native speakers	20,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Kamuku Hungworo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nat
Glottolog	hung1276
ELP	Hungworo

Huŋgwəryə
Person	Buhungwəryə
People	Əhungwəryə
Language	ʨəhungwə̀ryə 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

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

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