Pongu language
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Clans
There are 8 Rin clans. They speak slightly different but mutually comprehensible dialects.[1]
- Ca-su
- Ca-undu
- A-sebi
- Ca-gere = Ca-majere
- A-baba = U-bwɔbwɔ
- A-wusi = A-kwa
- A-zhiga
- A-waga = Awәgә
The Awәgә may have been a different ethnic group that was assimilated into the Rin group. Awәgә was a distinct language related to Rin, and used to be spoken in some villages to the east of Zungeru. However, today it is nearly extinct. Blench (2012) was able to record a semi-speaker in Dikko village, near Luwa town, Rafi LGA. Two fluent speakers were reported in Gidan Gambo, near Pongu Gari.[1]
Bibliography
- Dettweiler, Stephen and Sonia Dettweiler (2002) 'Sociolinguistic survey of the Pongu people', SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-040
References
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