{{Short description|Kainji language complex spoken in Nigeria}} {{Infobox language |name=Kamuku |altname=Cinda-Regi |nativename=‘Yara |region=Niger State, Kaduna State |states=Nigeria |ethnicity=Kamuku |speakers=45,000 |date=2010 |ref=e18 |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=Atlantic–Congo |fam3=Benue–Congo |fam4=Kainji |fam5=Kamuku |iso3=cdr |glotto=cind1241 |glottorefname=Yara |dia1=Cinda |dia2=Regi |dia3=Rogo (Orogo) |dia4=Kuki |dia5=Kuru |dia6=Maruba |dia7=Shiyabe
}} {{Infobox ethnonym|buCinda|uCinda|tuCinda|root=Cinda}} {{Infobox ethnonym|buRegi|uRegi|tuRegi|root=Regi}} {{Infobox ethnonym|buKuki|uKuki|tuKuki|root=Kuki}}
The '''Cinda-Regi language''' (commonly known as '''Kamuku''' and also known as '''‘Yara''' or '''Cinda-Regi-Kuki-Kuru-Maruba''') is a language complex of Nigeria belonging to the Kamuku branch of Kainji languages.<ref>{{Glottolog|cind1241|Yara}}</ref>
==Geographic distribution== The Kamuku language is spoken in various parts of northern Nigeria. This include Kaduna State (Birnin Gwari), Kebbi State, Kwara State, Niger State (Chanchaga, Rafi, Mariga, Kontagora and Minna) and Sokoto State (Sokoto).
==Varieties== There are four main varieties: '''Cinda''', '''Regi''', Rogo (Orogo), and '''Kuki'''. '''Kuru''' and '''Maruba''', both named after villages, are close to each other. '''Shiyabe''' is closely related to the Rogo language. However, Rogo can refer to two varieties, namely a Cinda-Regi variety and another non-Cinda-Regi variety (Rogo II).<ref name="Blench">{{Cite web|last=Blench|first=Roger|url=http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/BC/Kainji/General/Kainji%20language%20overview.pdf|title=The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria|publisher=Kay Williamson Educational Foundation|year=2012|location=Cambridge}}</ref>
==Names== Names for the Cinda-Regi languages:<ref name="Blench"/>
{| class="wikitable" ! Common name (root) !! One person !! The people !! The language |- | Cinda || buCinda || uCinda || tuCinda |- | Regi || buRegi || uRegi || tuRegi |- | Rogo || bɔRɔgo || oRogo || tòRógó |- | Kuki || buKuki || uKuki || tuKuki |- | Kuru || Kuru || Kuru || Kuru |- | Maruba || Maruba || Maruba || Maruba |- | Shiyabe || Shiyabe || Shiyabe || Shiyabe |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160428222909/http://www-01.sil.org/silesr/2003/silesr2003-003.pdf Word list of terms in various dialects of Kamuku]
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Category:Kamuku languages Category:Languages of Nigeria