Jukun language
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The Jukun language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Jukun people of central Nigeria, especially in Taraba and surrounding states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jukun language canonical | 7 |
| Jukun Wanu language | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jukun Kingdoms ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jukun people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo language family
|
| glottologCode | juku1254 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Jukun ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jukun (Nigeria)
ⓘ
Jukun Takum ⓘ Jukun Takum ⓘ
surface form:
Jukun Wapan
|
| hasDialect |
Takum dialect
ⓘ
Wukari dialect ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| iso639-3Code | jbu ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Jukunoid branch of Benue–Congo ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo
|
| primaryLocation | Taraba State, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle Belt, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryLocation | surrounding states of Taraba, Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Jukun people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
Taraba State ⓘ central Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ |
| subgroup | Jukunoid languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral literature of the Jukun people
ⓘ
traditional religion of the Jukun people ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jukun Wanu language