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Kamuku (Cinda-Regi-Rogo-Kuki)

Evidence: Well documented

Kamuku (Cinda-Regi-Rogo-Kuki) is a language of Niger State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Kainji (Western Kainji: Kamuku group).

Key facts
Type
Language
Belongs to
Kainji
Glottocode
kamu1262
Overview

Kamuku (Cinda-Regi-Rogo-Kuki) is a language of Niger State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Kainji (Western Kainji: Kamuku group). The Atlas places the cluster in Chanchaga, Rafi and Mariga LGAs, with Cinda and Regi also in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. Its members include Cinda, Regi, Rogo, Kuki, Kwagere. Other names include Kamuku. The Atlas notes that the Kamuku, a cover name for this cluster, Sagamuk and Hùngwəryə, numbered 17,800 in 1952 (HDG); its member Kwacika, in Kaduna State, had only one old speaker in the 1980s.

Connections
Other names
  • Cinda · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Kamuku · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field 2.C: other name, also used of the people.
  • Kuki · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Kwagere · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Regi · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Rogo · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
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: Kamuku (Cinda-Regi-Rogo-Kuki): location, classification, other names, speakers
  2. Glottolog language index (resourcemap) — Glottolog · Academic source · link (accessed 26 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Glottocode kamu1262
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: LANG-KAMUKU-CINDA-REGI-ROGO-KUKI · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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