Bauchi (''Bauci, Baushi'') is a cluster of

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spoken in

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Languages

The Baushi languages are (Blench 2012): *Samburu *Ndəkə (Madaka) - three clans: Undo, Sambora, Jibwa *Hupɨnɨ (Supana) *Wãyã (Wayam) *Rubu *Mɨɨn Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã.Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), ''East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs'', 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press.

Phonology

The Bauchi languages have a set of unusual sounds for the area, called "linguo-labials" by Blench. They are similar to the interdental approximants of the Philippines, where the tongue can protrude slightly over the lower lip.

References

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