U̠t-Ma'in language


u̠t-Ma'in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in Nigeria. There are numerous rather divergent dialects:
  • Kag
  • Jiir
  • Kur
  • Zuksun
  • Ror
  • Fer
  • Us
  • Koor

    Names

Names for the u̠t-Ma'in peoples and languages from Blench :
Hausa namec-Lela namePeopleLanguage
FakkawaPək-nuKag-neǝt-Kag
FakkawaPək-nuəs-Usǝt-Us
GelawaGeeri-nia-Jiirǝt-Jiir
ZuksunWipsi-nia-Zuksunǝt-Zuksun
KukumawaWipsi-niəs-Ferǝt-Fer
KelawaKeri-niKər-niǝt-Kər
Tuduwaǝd-Gwana-Rorǝt-ma-Ror
Kuluwa?a-Koorǝt-ma-Koor

Geographic distribution

The Ut-Ma'in language is spoken mainly in Kebbi State and Sokoto State but also in Niger State and Zamfara State.