Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.
| Bauchi | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vihɨpɨna |
| People | Vihɨpɨna |
| Language | Tihɨpɨna |
| Mɨn[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vʷinyi Mɨn |
| People | Ayi Mɨn |
| Language | Tiimɨn |
| Dәkә[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vundәk |
| People | Andәka |
| Language | Tundәkә |
| Wãyã[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vũwãyã |
| People | Ãwãyã |
| Language | Tũwãyã |
Languages
editThe Baushi languages are (Blench 2012):[3]
- Samburu
- Ndəkə (Madaka) - three clans: Undo, Sambora, Jibwa[3]
- Hupɨnɨ (Supana)
- Wãyã (Wayam)
- Rubu
- Mɨɨn
Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã.[4]
Phonology
editThe 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
edit- ^ Bauchi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ a b Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ 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. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314323