Hõne is a
Jukunoid language
The Jukunoid languages are a branch of the Benue-Congo languages spoken by the Jukun and related peoples of Nigeria and Cameroon. They are distributed mostly throughout Taraba State, Nigeria and surrounding regions.
Their asymmetrical nasal ...
spoken in
Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa Stat ...
and
Taraba State
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Speakers of the two dialects, Pindiga and Gwana, can only understand each other with difficulty.
It belongs to the
Jukun Wapan (Kororofa) language cluster.
Distribution
Hõne is spoken in
Akko
Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel.
The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harb ...
,
Billiri
Billiri (or Biliri) is one of the 11 Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria bordered to the north by Akko LGA, south and east by Shongom as well as North-East by Kaltungo LGAs. It is a historical settlement of the Tangales which is lo ...
,
Shongom
Shongom is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Boh in the northern part of the Local Government Area .
Geography
Shongom LGA occupies a total area of 922 square kilometres and has an averag ...
, and
Karim-Lamido LGAs. ''Ethnologue'' (22nd ed.) lists villages as:
*Futuk, Kaltanga, Kashere, Pindiga, and Tumu villages (''Pindiga'' dialect)
*Andamin, Digare, Dizi, Gobirawa, Gwana, Jukon, Kasan Dare, Katagum, Konan Kuka, and Kwaya villages (''Gwana'' dialect)
References
Jukunoid languages
Languages of Nigeria
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