Kainji
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Kainji may refer to several locations in Nigeria
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It is also used to refer to a group of languages spoken around and to the east of the lake
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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- Kainji LakeKainji LakeKainji Lake, in western Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. Kainji Lake National Park , situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park, established in 1976.-Dam:The Kainji Dam is...
- Kainji DamKainji DamKainji Dam is a dam across the Niger River in western Nigeria. Construction of the dam began in 1964 and was completed in 1968. The total cost was estimated at $209 million, with one-quarter of this amount used to resettle people displaced by the construction of the dam and its reservoir,...
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It is also used to refer to a group of languages spoken around and to the east of the lake
- Kainji languagesKainji languagesThe sixty or so Kainji languages are spoken by about 900 000 people in Nigeria. Four of the largest are Tsuvadi , Cishingini and Tsishingini —all from the Kambari branch; and Clela , of the Duka branch.The primary division of the family is into eastern and western clades. The eastern branch...