Ninka Language
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The Nka language (Ninka, Aninka) 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 speakers. ...
of
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 ...
. Mutual intelligibility with the related
Gbantu language Gbantu (Gwantu) is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in Wes ...
is low.


Phonology


Consonants


Vowels

/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/.


References

*Blench (2008) ''Prospecting proto-Plateau''. Manuscript. Ninzic languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub