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]
| Yukubenic | |
|---|---|
| Oohum | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | yuku1243 |
Classification
editThe Yukubenic languages are:
Names and locations
editBelow 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Glottolog 3.0 - Yukubenic". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "Jukunoid". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Westermann, Diedrich & M.A. Bryan, 1952. Languages of West Africa. London: International African Institute.
- ^ 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.