Mwaghavul (also known as Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State in central Nigeria and predominantly in Mangu LGA.[2]
| Mwaghavul | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 150,000 (2016)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sur |
| Glottolog | mwag1236 |
Dialects include Mupun and Takas.[3]
Mwaghavul has one of the most elaborate systems of logophoricity known in any language.
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | (ʔ) | |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | g | |||
| implosive | ɓ | ɗ | |||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | h | ||
| voiced | v | z | ʒ | (ɣ) | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| Approximant | l | j | w | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
Mwaghavul has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Open | e | a | o |
References
edit- ^ "Mwaghavul". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Mwaghavul language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ "Roger Blench: Mwaghavul opening page". www.rogerblench.info. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
Further reading
edit- Roger Blench, Mwaghavul - English dictionary[permanent dead link], unpublished.
- Zygmunt Frajzyngier. 1993. A Grammar of Mupun. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
External links
edit- Roger Blench: Mwaghavul opening page - Mwaghavul webpage at rogerblench.info
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