The Nka language (Ninka, Aninka) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. Mutual intelligibility with the related Gbantu language is low.
| Ninka | |
|---|---|
| Aninka | |
| Nka | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 500 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aqk |
| Glottolog | anin1242 Aninka |
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labialvelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b p | d t | ɟ c | ɡ k | k͡p | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Sibilant fricative | z s | ʒ ʃ | ||||||
| Non-sibilant fricative | v f | ɣ | h | |||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Vowels
edit| front | central | back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | (ə) | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/.[2]
References
edit- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
- ^ Ninka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b c Blench, Roger (19 October 2011). "The Ninka language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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