The sixty or so Kainji languages are spoken by about 900 000 people in Nigeria. Four of the largest are Tsuvadi (150 000), Cishingini and Tsishingini (100 000 each)—all from the Kambari branch; and Clela (= C'lela, Lela) (100 000), of the Duka branch. The primary division of the family is into eastern and western clades. The eastern branch has not been well reconstructed. According to Ethnologue (2009), the constituent branches are: An example is Kurama, one of the Kauru languages.

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  • The sixty or so Kainji languages are spoken by about 900 000 people in Nigeria. Four of the largest are Tsuvadi (150 000), Cishingini and Tsishingini (100 000 each)—all from the Kambari branch; and Clela (= C'lela, Lela) (100 000), of the Duka branch. The primary division of the family is into eastern and western clades. The eastern branch has not been well reconstructed. According to Ethnologue (2009), the constituent branches are: An example is Kurama, one of the Kauru languages. The western clade has been better researched. Both it and its subbranches have been partially reconstructed. The structure of the family (Blench 1988, reproduced in Heine & Nurse 2000) is as follows; the named branches have reconstructions: * This branch (less a couple of the Pongu languages) is traditionally called Kamuku, but was not reconstructed by Blench.
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  • Kainji
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  • Nigeria
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  • The sixty or so Kainji languages are spoken by about 900 000 people in Nigeria. Four of the largest are Tsuvadi (150 000), Cishingini and Tsishingini (100 000 each)—all from the Kambari branch; and Clela (= C'lela, Lela) (100 000), of the Duka branch. The primary division of the family is into eastern and western clades. The eastern branch has not been well reconstructed. According to Ethnologue (2009), the constituent branches are: An example is Kurama, one of the Kauru languages.
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  • Kainji languages
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