🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Kambari

Evidence: Well documented

The Kambari are a people of north-western Niger State and neighbouring Kebbi State, speaking the Kambari languages, which Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020) groups in two Kainji clusters, Kambari I and Kambari II, in Magama, Mariga, Rijau, Kontagora and Borgu LGAs and in Zuru and Yauri LGAs of Kebbi State.

Overview

The Kambari are a people of north-western Niger State and neighbouring Kebbi State, speaking the Kambari languages, which Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020) groups in two Kainji clusters, Kambari I and Kambari II, in Magama, Mariga, Rijau, Kontagora and Borgu LGAs and in Zuru and Yauri LGAs of Kebbi State. The federal government's state profile and Wikipedia both name them among the peoples of Niger State. According to Wikipedia, the town of Kontagora was founded by Umaru Nagwamatse on land conquered from the non-Muslim Kambari.

Connections
Sources
  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: Kambari: language, location
  2. Niger State (state profile) — Federal Government of Nigeria · Official source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Kambari named among the peoples of Niger State
  3. Niger State — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 25 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Kambari named among the communities of Niger State
  4. Kontagora — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Kontagora founded on Kambari land
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-KAMBARI · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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