Native to Nigeria Native speakers 7,000 (1999) ISO 639-3 aab | Region Nassarawa State Dialects Akpondu | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Plateau
Alumic
Alumu | ||
Alumu is a Niger–Congo language spoken by approximately 7000 people in Nassarawa State, Nigeria. It has lost the nominal affix system characteristic of the Niger–Congo family.
Two varieties, Alumu and Tesu, differ only in intonation. Akpondu is more divergent.
Sound system
It is unclear whether or not vowel nasality is phonemic in Alumu.
References
Alumu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA