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Lela language
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| Lela | |
|---|---|
| Dakarkari | |
| C΄-Lélà | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kebbi State, Niger State, Zamfara State |
Native speakers | (90,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dri |
| Glottolog | clel1238 |
| Lela | |
|---|---|
| Person | K΄-Lélà |
| People | Lélnà |
| Language | C΄-Lélà |
Lela or C'lela (also Cilela) is a Kainji language[2] of Nigeria. It is known as Dakarkari in the Hausa language. Its speakers are known as the Lelna people.[3][4]
Location
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Lela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "C'lela". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ 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.