Alternate Names: Cinda-Regi-Tiyal, Tiyal, Tiyar, Tucipu, Tu’yara, ’Yara
Dialects: Cinda (Jinda, Majinda, Makangara, Tegina, Ucinda), Kuki (Tiyal, Tiyar), Kuru (uKuru), Maruba, Regi (tuRegi). Cinda, Regi, and Kuki mutually intelligible, also by Shiyabe. Lexical similarity: 82%–97% among the 5 dialects, 47%–63% with Eastern Acipa ,, 59%–70% with Shama-Sambuga ,, 65%–75% with Rogo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 45,000 (2010 Z. Yoder et al.).
Language Use: Hausa [hau] and English [eng] used in schools. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. All except some elderly women also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng].
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Clans are Uregi, Urogo, Tiyar (Kuki), Ucinda (Jinda), and Ushana. Laka, or Kamuku Laka, are Hausa-speaking ethnic Kamuku. Traditional religion, Muslim.