Hun-Saare language

"Hun language" redirects here. For the language spoken by the Huns, see Hunnic language.
Hun-Saare
Duka
Native toNigeria
RegionKebbi State, Niger State
Native speakers
(73,000 cited 1985)[1]
Dialects
  • Hun
  • Saare
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
uss – Us-Saare
uth – Ut-Hun
Glottologhuns1239

Hun-Saare or Duka is a Kainji language of Nigeria. The eastern and western dialects are known as Hun (Ut-Hun) and Saare (Us-Saare), but speakers use Saare for both.

References

  1. ^ Us-Saare at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ut-Hun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading


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