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Tsikimba

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: kdl

Population	100,000 (2004 SIL).
Region	Niger state, Magama and Mariga LGAs, Auna and Wara areas, west of Kainji Lake on Niger River.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 1, reference number 13
Alternate names	Agaushi, Akimba, Auna, Kambari, Kamberchi, Kamberri, Kimba
Dialects	Agaunshe, Ashen. Part of Kambari subgroup, which includes Tsishingini [tsw] and Cishingini [asg].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kambari
Language use	All ages. Also use Hausa [hau], English, or other Kambari languages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 20% Hausa. Bible portions: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Called ‘Akimba’. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

STARK, Janie P., author. 2000. Simultaneous consideration of co-languages: implications for orthography design.

STARK, Janie P., author. 2010. Kambari orthography design.  

STARK, John E., author. 2000. The role of oral literature in the dissemination of neologisms.  

STARK, John E., author. 2011. The Role of Oral Literature in the Dissemination of Neologisms.