Barkul language
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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 speakers ...
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 Bok ...
LGA, Plateau State,
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 ...
. 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
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 Bok ...
LGA.


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Languages of Nigeria East Plateau languages {{Nigeria-stub