Kutin language

Kutin is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages. Most Nigerian speakers moved to Cameroon when the Gashaka-Gumti National Park was established.

Kutin
Peere
Region	Cameroon
Native speakers	(15,000 in Cameroon cited 1993)[1] and a few in Nigeria
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Leko–Nimbari Duru Voko–Dowayo Vere–Dowayo Kutin
Dialects	Peere Potopo Patapori
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pfe
Glottolog	peer1241

Dialects

The dialects of Paara (Kutin) are as follows.^[2]

Paara (Páárá) is spoken in the northwestern part of Tignère commune (Faro and Deo departments, Adamaoua Region), between the aforementioned town and the Nigerian border by about 15,000 speakers.^[2]

Paara Muura, by far the most important variety, is the most northerly dialect (Mayo Baléo commune, Faro and Deo departments, Adamaoua Region), along with Gadjiwan and Aimé, northwest of Tignère.^[2]

Zongbi is spoken southeast of Tignère near Djombi, Ngaoundéré commune, Vina department, Adamaoua Region.^[2]

Dan Muura is an isolated dialect in the northeast of Banyo (Banyo commune, Mayo-Banyo department, Adamaoua Region).^[2]

Blench (2004) considers the three varieties, Peere, Potopo (Kotopo), and Patapori, to be separate languages.