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Jukunoid Languages
The Jukunoid languages are a branch of the Benue-Congo languages spoken by the Jukun people (West Africa), Jukun and related peoples of Nigeria and Cameroon. They are distributed mostly throughout Taraba State, Nigeria and surrounding regions. Their Wapan language, asymmetrical nasal consonants are atypical for West Africa, as can be seen in Wapan language, Wapan. External relationships Gerhardt (1983) and Güldemann (2018) suggest that Jukunoid may actually be part of the Plateau languages, as it shares similarities with various Plateau groups, especially Tarokoid languages, Tarokoid. However, Blench (2005) argues that Jukunoid is clearly separate from Plateau. Classification The following classification is from Glottolog; the Kororofa branch has been added from ''Ethnologue'' (Glottolog classifies the Kororofa languages as Jukun): *Jukunoid **Kuteb language, Kuteb **Central ***Kpan–Icen ****Etkywan language, Etkywan (Icen) ****Kpan language, Kpan ***Jukun–Mbembe–Wurbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jibu Language
Jibu is a Jukunoid language spoken in the Taraba State of Nigeria by 30,000 people. Phonology In Jibu, there are 18 consonant phonemes, 9 vowels (which are represented just using three letters), and three tones (rising, mid-level, and falling). In Jibu, nasalization, labialization, and palatalization are considered to be part of the syllable, and are written along with it after the vowel. Nasalization is represented with ''n'', except when it is at the end of a syllable it becomes doubled (/kʲã/ becomes ''kyann''). Labialization is represented with ''w'', and palatalization with ''y'' respectively. Vowels In Jibu, there are 9 phonemically different vowels, which are represented by , , and . A tenth sound resembling , is only used in loanwords from other languages, such as the neighboring Hausa, and is represented by . Consonants Jibu has 18 different consonant phonemes. Some different phonemes are represented by the same symbol, such as and being both represented as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tita Language
Tita or "Hoai Petel" is an unclassified Benue–Congo language of Nigeria., it is mainly spoken in the states of Taraba and Plateau. The Tita language has no existing dialects, and thus no alternate dialect names. There is only 1 recorded People Groups Speaking it as a Primary Language. In the year 2000 the number of native speakers A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongue'' refers ... was recorded at 3,400, however some sources put the number higher at 6,600 (likely a recent estimate), which could be the case due to the population boom in Africa, and especially in countries like Nigeria. References Languages of Nigeria Benue–Congo languages {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoo-Minda-Nye
Shoo, Minda and Nye are the three constituent dialects of a Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ... which has no unitary name. References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria Languages of Cameroon {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukubenic Languages
The Yukubenic languages (or Oohum languages) are a branch of either the Jukunoid family or the Plateau family spoken in southeastern Nigeria. Glottolog places Yukubenic in the Plateau family. ''Ethnologue'', however, places Yukubenic in the Jukunoid family, based on Shimizu (1980), and Blench also follows this classification. Classification The Yukubenic languages are: * Bete, Lufu * Kapya * Afudu *Akum Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atla ..., Beezen–Baazem * Yukuben (Uuhum Gigi) Names and locations Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). References Plateau languages {{Plateau-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoo-Minda-Nye Language
Shoo, Minda and Nye are the three constituent dialects of a Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ... which has no unitary name. References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria Languages of Cameroon {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiru Language
Jiru is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Como Karim Language
Como Karim (Chomo / Shomo, Kirim) is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigon Mbembe Language
Mbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria. Writing system The alphabet is based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages The General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages is an orthography, orthographic system created in the late 1970s for all Languages of Cameroon, Cameroonian languages.Tadadjeu, Maurice and Etienne Sadembouo. 1979Alphabet Générale des Langues Camerounai ... (GACL): Tones are indicated by vowels with acutes, graves, circumflexes and carons. References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria Languages of Cameroon {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiba Language
Jiba (also Kona, Jukun Wurkum) is a critically endangered Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wannu Language
Wannu, or Abinsi after the district in which it is spoken, is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... It belongs to the Jukun Wapan (Kororofa) language cluster. References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
