Aspects Of Question Formation In Gunganchi Language
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Aspects Of Question Formation In Gunganchi Language
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
1.0 General Background.
The primary focus of this research is on the features of Gunganchi question formulation. This chapter introduces the work by giving historical facts regarding Gunganchi speakers and the language itself.
The informant approach was utilised to obtain data for this study.This chapter also examines the study’s justification and scope. The chapter will also discuss the genetic classification of Gunganchi and provide a brief overview of our selected framework, the Government and Binding Theory.
Historical Background.
Kebbi State, host of the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, was established as a governmental entity on August 27, 1991.
It was formed from the former Sokoto State, with its headquarters at Birni-Kebbi, nestled between the vast landscape of Niger Republic to the west and Sokoto, Zamfara, and Niger State to the north, east, and south, respectively.
Kebbi state covers around 36.229 square kilometres of sahel vegetation, accounting for 3.9% of Nigeria’s total land area. It is located between latitudes 100 8N and 130 is N, longitudes 3030 E and 6002′ E.
In this wonderfully endowed land, lives a population of 2, 766, 504 paroled people enamoured by a long winding history inspired by memories of spectacular accomplishment at present, the state is made up of fair emirates (Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri, and Zuru) which are further divided into 21 Local Government areas:
Birni-Kebbi, Ngaski Yaun, Sakabo, Danko-Wasagu, Zuru, Koko Besse, Dandi, Suru, Maiyama, Jega, Bunza, Bagudo, Arewa, Gwamdo Argungu, Aliero, Kebbi State, due to its geographical location, serves as two of Nigeria’s gates to the West African subregion.
This unique position promotes cross-border socioeconomic activities among the state’s communities, with the dominant ethnic groups being Hausa, Fulani, Kabama, Dakar, Karis Gungawa, and so on. The distribution of these ethnic groups demonstrates that the Gungawa are the foundation of Yauri Local Government.
The Gungawa tribe is located in Kebbi-State’s Yauri Local Government area, which also speaks Hun-Saare and Lopa languages.Yauri Local Government has an estimated population of both males and females.
There are 36,709 females and 38,209 men in the total population of 74,916. They can only be found in Yauri Local Government and go by the moniker “uresha,” which is exclusively used by nature speakers.
There are numerous histories written about the descendants or ancestors of the Gungawa or baresha people, which will be discussed later. Gungawa is an adopted name for the Bareshe people by their Hausa neighbours, which means Island dwellers because they were surrounded by water; this description by the Hausa tends to show their geographical area. They called themselves Tsureja, Yaurawa, or Bareshe.
The language is usually known as Gunganchi, Gunga Tsureshe, or Tsureya, and their territory is referred to as’reshe’ or “gungun.” The Gungawa people are primarily found in northern Niger State and around islands in extreme Sokoto State;
however, a few of them were also identified in the Kotangora area, and a recent discovery confirmed that they were in Borgu Local Government and part of Kaunama Local Government in Kwara State. Because of the considerable distance from its origins, this area speaks of corrupt variants of the Gunganchi language.
The Gungawa tribe can be found in several areas of northern Nigeria.For example, in Southern Kebbi State, Yauri Local Government, and Western Niger State’s Borgu Local Government.
They can also be seen along the river banks in Niger State (north of Bussa). According to Muaza Baguda, a Yauri native speaker, the Gungawa are the town’s original occupants.
A descendant of a warrior named Kisira or Kachin who allied with Hausa soldiers to win land in the far north and eventually settled with his co-fighters in present-day Yauri town.
Another history may be traced back to Songay warriors who arrived from Mali to seek territorial dominance, eventually settling in Yauri and parts of Lopa and Lury (Gungawa neighbouring areas).
According to Malafiya, a native of Gungawa from Rekubolo area of Yauri believes that the reshe (Gungawa) people came from Kabuwa that they were hunters from Kastina State, he further explained that some say that they are from Shagana
Kambari, Kabbawa or Sarkawa, DukKawa, etc from this histories the actual place of origin is not clear end it remains debatable among the speakers, however, the Gunganchi language has a close relatedness with Lopa and Laru people whose lexica
1.1.1 Introducing Gunganchi
The Gungawa named themselves Bareshe, and their language was tsureshe. During the British government, Yauri’s position as an emirate and Yelwa’s role as the emir of Yauri were confirmed. Contact with the Hausa people has led to the Hausarization of both Yauri and Yelwa. The British established an emirate due of the multi-ethnic Yauri.
However, the Gungu region of Yauri Local Government is currently the heart of the Gungawa population. The Gungawa lived on islets and shares of the Niger above Bussa until the building of Lake Kanji in 1974, which disturbed their settlement and life outside of Kebbi-State. The Gungawa people are estimated to number between 40 and 60 thousand (1993).
According to Agmalafia, around 35% dwell outside of Yauri Local Government; in Kebbi State, 60% live in Yauri town, 9% in Kotangora Bussa and Borgu Local Governments, and 1% in Kiama Local Government Area, Kwara State.
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