Lela or C’lela (also Cilela) is a Kainji language[2] of Nigeria. It is known as Dakarkari in the Hausa language. Its speakers are known as the Lelna people.[3][4]
Location
The Lela live mostly in Kebbi State and Niger State. However, there are also some C-Lela speakers in other parts of Nigeria, including in Gummi LGA of Zamfara State.
References
- ^ Lela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). “C’lela”. Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2012). “The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria” (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Further reading