Shingini language
| Shingini | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
| Ethnicity | Kambari |
Native speakers | 200,000 (2004)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tsw – Tsishingini (Salka)asg – Cishingini |
| Glottolog | tsis1238 Tsishinginicish1238 Cishingini |
| Shingini[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Sshingini, Məshingini |
| People | Əshingini |
| Language | Cishingini, Tsishingini |
The Shingini language is a Kainji language of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people. Its two dialects are Tsishingini (Salka, Ashaganna) and Cishingini (Chishingini).
Cishingini
[edit]Cishingini, 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kambari languages.
- Kambari on Omniglot
- Kambari Language Project (KLP) Official website
- Kambari Orthography Design by SIL International
- Spoken L1 Language: Salka-Tsishingini on Glottolog
- Wordlist Tsishingini on The ASJP Database