The Shingini language, is a Kainji language of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people. Its two dialects are Tsishingini (Salka, Ashaganna) and Cishingini (Chishingini).
Shingini | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Ethnicity | Kambari |
Native speakers | 200,000 (2004)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:tsw – Tsishingini (Salka)asg – Cishingini |
Glottolog | tsis1238 Tsishinginicish1238 Cishingini |
Shingini[2] | |
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Person | Sshingini, Məshingini |
People | Əshingini |
Language | Cishingini, Tsishingini |
Cishingini
editCishingini, also known as Chishingini or Ashaganna, is spoken in Borgu and Agwara Local Governments of Niger State and in Ngaski LGA of Kebbi State.
References
edit- ^ Tsishingini (Salka) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Cishingini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.