Pongu (Pangu), or Rin, is a Kainji language[2] spoken in Nigeria. There are about 20,000 speakers. Their main centre is in Pangu Gari town of Niger State, about 20 kilometres southeast of Tegina.[3]
Clans
There are 8 Rin clans. They speak slightly different but mutually comprehensible dialects.[3]
Ca-su
Ca-undu
A-sebi
Ca-gere = Ca-majere
A-baba = U-bwɔbwɔ
A-wusi = A-kwa
A-zhiga
A-waga = Awәgә
The Awәgә may have been a different ethnic group that was assimilated into the Rin group. Awәgә was a distinct language related to Rin, and used to be spoken in some villages to the east of Zungeru. However, today it is nearly extinct. Blench (2012) was able to record a semi-speaker in Dikko village, near Luwa town, Rafi LGA. Two fluent speakers were reported in Gidan Gambo, near Pongu Gari.[3]
↑Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Pongu". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.