Bauchi | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State |
Ethnicity | Bauchi |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1988) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bsf |
Glottolog |
bauc1238 |
Zora [2] | |
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Person | uZora |
People | aZora |
Language | iZora |
Hɨpɨna [2] | |
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Person | Vihɨpɨna |
People | Vihɨpɨna |
Language | Tihɨpɨna |
Mɨn [2] | |
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Person | Vʷinyi Mɨn |
People | Ayi Mɨn |
Language | Tiimɨn |
Dәkә [2] | |
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Person | Vundәk |
People | Andәka |
Language | Tundәkә |
Wãyã [2] | |
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Person | Vũwãyã |
People | Ãwãyã |
Language | Tũwãyã |
Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.
The Baushi languages are (Blench 2012): [3]
Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã. [4]
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.
Bauchi | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State |
Ethnicity | Bauchi |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1988) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bsf |
Glottolog |
bauc1238 |
Zora [2] | |
---|---|
Person | uZora |
People | aZora |
Language | iZora |
Hɨpɨna [2] | |
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Person | Vihɨpɨna |
People | Vihɨpɨna |
Language | Tihɨpɨna |
Mɨn [2] | |
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Person | Vʷinyi Mɨn |
People | Ayi Mɨn |
Language | Tiimɨn |
Dәkә [2] | |
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Person | Vundәk |
People | Andәka |
Language | Tundәkә |
Wãyã [2] | |
---|---|
Person | Vũwãyã |
People | Ãwãyã |
Language | Tũwãyã |
Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.
The Baushi languages are (Blench 2012): [3]
Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã. [4]
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.