Yukuben language

Plateau language spoken in Nigeria
Yukuben
Boritsu
Uhumghikgi
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ybl
Glottologyuku1243
ELPYukuben

Yukuben, or Uhumghikgi (Uhum), is a Plateau language of Nigeria. There are a thousand speakers across the border in Cameroon, where the name Uhumghikgi is preferred. It is a local trade language.

References

  1. ^ Yukuben at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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JukunoidKainji
Kambari
Basa
Kamuku
Shiroro
Northwest
Lakes
East
Northern
Kauru
Shammo
Other
Plateau
Tarokoid
South
Alumic
Ninzic
East
Central
Beromic
Yukubenic
Ndunic
others


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