🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Hun-Saare

Evidence: Well documented

The Hun-Saare, also called Duka (the federal profile writes Dukawa), are a people of Rijau LGA in Niger State and Sakaba LGA in Kebbi State, speaking the Kainji language Hun–Saare (Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages, 2020).

The Hun-Saare, also called Duka (the federal profile writes Dukawa), are a people of Rijau LGA in Niger State and Sakaba LGA in Kebbi State, speaking the Kainji language Hun–Saare (Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages, 2020). The federal government's state profile names the Dukawa, and Wikipedia the Hun-Saare, among the peoples of Niger State.

  • Dukawa · exonym
    The name used by the federal government's state profile; the Atlas gives Duka.
  1. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · Academic source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Hun-Saare: language, location
  2. Niger State (state profile) — Federal Government of Nigeria · Official source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Hun-Saare named among the peoples of Niger State
  3. Niger State — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 25 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Hun-Saare named among the communities of Niger State
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: ETH-HUN-SAARE · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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