The Yukubenic languages (or Oohum languages)
are a branch of either the
Jukunoid family or the
Plateau family spoken in southeastern
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 ...
. 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:
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Bete,
Lufu
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Kapya
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Afudu
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Akum
Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria.
Phonology
Consonants
Many consonants also have palatalized and labialized variants, but due to a lack of documentation it's unknown whether or not these are phonemic ...
,
Beezen–Baazem
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Yukuben (Uuhum Gigi)
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
References
Plateau languages
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