Tegina

Tegina lies in the country east of Kontagora and west of Birnin Gwari, on the southern margins of Hausaland. Communities speaking Kamuku lived across this area, from the Tegina country toward Kotonkoro and Birnin Gwari. Different Kamuku communities preserved different accounts of their origins, connecting their ancestors with places such as Zaria, Kwatarkwashi and Kebbi. Their neighbours included Gwari and Kambari peoples, while the Hausa kingdoms lay to the north. The region formed a varied cultural landscape between the Niger valley and the Hausa states.