Barkul (Bo-Rukul) is a

Plateau language The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria. Berom and Eggon have the most speak ...

of Barkul village,

Bokkos Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at . It has an area of 1,682 km and a population of 178,454 at the 2006 census. Ron languages are the indigenous languages spoken in Bo ...

LGA,

Plateau State Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...

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. The two dialects, Bo and Rukul, each with 500-1,000 speakers, are notably distinct.Blench, Roger. M. 1999
Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages
''Ogmios'', 11:11:14. The classification of Barkul is unclear, but it appears to be closest to Fyam and Horom. ''Ethnologue'' (22nd ed.) lists Barkul, Mabo, Mwa, and Richa villages in

LGA.

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