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The six Northwest Kainji languages, formerly known as Lela, are spoken near Kainji Lake on the Niger River in Nigeria. They are distinguishable from other Kainji languages by the reduction of their noun-class prefixes to single consonants.[1]

Northwest Kainji
Lela, Duka
Geographic distribution	Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Northwest Kainji
Glottolog	duka1247

Classification

Blench (2018)

Northwest Kainji classification by Blench (2018):[2]

• ? Damakawa
• (node)
  • cLela
  • Hun-Saare
  • Ma'in, Wurə-Gwamhyə-Mba

The position of Damakawa is uncertain.

Blench (2010)

In Blench (2010), Lela (C'lela and Ribah) is divergent from the other languages, though poorly attested Damakawa has similarities.[1]

• Lela (C'lela), ? Damakawa
• (node)
  • Gwamhi-Wuri
  • ut-Ma'in (Fakai), Hun-Saare (Duka)

References

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