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U̠t-Ma'in language

u̠t-Ma'in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in Nigeria. (The letter ⟨⟩ is /ə/.) There are numerous rather divergent dialects:

Names for the u̠t-Ma'in peoples and languages from Blench (2012):

The Ut-Ma'in language is spoken mainly in Kebbi State (especially Fakai) and Sokoto State (Kebbe) but also in Niger State (Kontagora) and Zamfara State.

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