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Yukubenic languages

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Yukubenic
Oohum
Geographic
distribution
Nigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Language codes
Glottologyuku1243

The Yukubenic languages (or Oohum languages)[1] are a branch of either the Jukunoid family or the Plateau family spoken in southeastern Nigeria. Glottolog places Yukubenic in the Plateau family.[2] Ethnologue, however, places Yukubenic in the Jukunoid family,[3] based on Shimizu (1980), and Blench also follows this classification.[1]

Classification

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The Yukubenic languages are:

Names and locations

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Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[4]

Language Branch Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s)
Kapya Yukuben–Kutep Taraba State, Takum LGA, at Kapya
Kuteb Yukuben–Kutep Lissam, Fikyu, Jenuwa, Rufu, Kentin: Fikyu has sub–dialects Kutev, Kutep Ati (Administrative name in Cameroon) Mbarike, Zumper (Jompre) (not recommended) 15,592 (1952 W&B);[5] 30,000 (1986 UBS); 1400 in Cameroon (1976) Taraba State, Takum LGA and in Cameroon, Furu Awa subdivision
Yukuben Yukuben–Kutep Nyikuben, Nyikobe, Ayikiben, Yikuben Oohum, Uuhum Boritsu, Balaabe Uuhum-Gigi in Cameroon 10,000 (1971 Welmers);[6] 1,000 in Cameroon (1976) Taraba State, Takum LGA; and in Furu-Awa subdivision, Cameroon

References

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  1. ^ a b Roger Blench (15 November 2005). "Is there a boundary between Plateau and Jukunoid? (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. pp. 3, 5. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ^ "Glottolog 3.0 - Yukubenic". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  3. ^ "Jukunoid". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  5. ^ Westermann, Diedrich & M.A. Bryan, 1952. Languages of West Africa. London: International African Institute.
  6. ^ Welmers, William Everrett 1971. Checklist of African Language and Dialect Names. In: Current Trends in Linguistics, Vol. 7, T.A. Sebeok 759-900, The Hague, Mouton.