u̠t-Ma'in language

ut-Ma’in
Fakanchi
Gelanchi
Region	Fakai district, Nigeria
Native speakers	(36,000 cited 1992)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Northwest Kainji ut-Ma’in
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gel
Glottolog	kagf1238

ut-Ma’in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in the Fakai district of Nigeria. There are numerous rather divergent dialects:

• Kag (Puku, Fakanchi, Et-Kag)
• Jiir (Gelanchi, Et-Jiir)
• Kur (Kere, Kar, Keri-Ni, Kelli-Ni, Kelanchi, Kelinci)
• Zuksun (Zussun, Et-Zuksun)
• Ror (Et-Maror, Tudanchi, Er-Gwar)
• Fer (Fere, Et-Fer, Wipsi-Ni, Kukum)
• Us (Et-Us)
• Koor (Kulu)