Rogo language

Person	bɔRɔgo
People	oRogo
Language	tòRógó
Country	Rogo, Rɔgɔ

Rogo
Rogo
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Kamuku Rogo; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	rod
Glottolog	rogo1238

Last updated December 17, 2025

Rogo (also Urogo, Burogo, Ucanja Kamuku)^[1] is a Kainji ^[2] language of Nigeria. It is spoken around the town of Ucanja in the Rafi and Mariga Local Government Areas of Niger State, as well as the Birnin Gwari LGA of neighbouring Kaduna State.^[1]

The name Rogo can refer to two language varieties, namely a Cinda-Regi variety and another non-Cinda-Regi variety.^[3]

References

1 2 International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: AAVE-Esperanto. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 348. ISBN 9780195139778.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rogo". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
↑ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[:0-1] 1 2 International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: AAVE-Esperanto. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 348. ISBN 9780195139778.

[2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rogo". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

[Blench-3] Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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