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Hun-Saare

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: dud

Population	73,000 (1985 P. Ahmed). 10,000 outside the traditional area.
Region	Kebbi state, Wasagu and Yauri LGAs; Niger state, Rijau LGA; migrants farther south. Dialect centers are Rijau-Senjir, Dukku-Iri, Zente-Dogo, and Darengi.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 1, reference number 15
Alternate names	Duka, Dukanchi, Dukanci, Dukawa, Dukwa
Dialects	Eastern Duka (Hun, Et-Hun, Hune), Western Duka (Es-Saare). Lexical similarity: 85% between the Rijau and Dukku dialects; 63% Duka with ut-Ma’in [gel], 50% with Clela [dri], 47% with Gwamhi-Wuri [bga].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Duka
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 2%. Bible portions: 1974–1979.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Dukawa from the west refer to the speech of the east as ‘Es-Saare’, just as they refer to their own. Peasant agriculturalists; hunters. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; CRESSMAN, Esther; SKITCH, Donna, authors. 1971. "The nominal phrase in Duka."

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; CRESSMAN, Esther; SKITCH, Donna, authors. 1973. Duka sentence, clause and phrase.

DETTWEILER, Sonia; DETTWEILER, Stephen, authors. 2003. "Sociolinguistic survey of the Duka (Hun-Saare) people."