| Ut Main | |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Kebbi State, Niger State, Sokoto State, Zamfara State |
| Speakers: | 36,000 |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Kainji |
| Fam5: | Northwest Kainji |
| Iso3: | gel |
| Glotto: | kagf1238 |
| Glottorefname: | Ut-Main |
u̠t-Ma'in or Fakai is a Northwest Kainji dialect continuum spoken by 36,000 people in Nigeria. (The letter (IPA|u̠) is pronounced as //ə//.) There are numerous rather divergent dialects:
Names for the u̠t-Ma'in peoples and languages from Blench (2012):[1]
| Hausa name | c-Lela name | People | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakkawa | Pək-nu | Kag-ne | ǝt-Kag | |
| Fakkawa | Pək-nu | əs-Us | ǝt-Us | |
| Gelawa | Geeri-ni | a-Jiir | ǝt-Jiir | |
| Zuksun | Wipsi-ni | a-Zuksun | ǝt-Zuksun | |
| Kukumawa | Wipsi-ni | əs-Fer | ǝt-Fer | |
| Kelawa | Keri-ni | Kər-ni | ǝt-Kər | |
| Tuduwa | ǝd-Gwan | a-Ror | ǝt-ma-Ror | |
| Kuluwa | ? | a-Koor | ǝt-ma-Koor |
The Ut-Ma'in language is spoken mainly in Kebbi State (especially Fakai) and Sokoto State (Kebbe) but also in Niger State (Kontagora) and Zamfara State.