ISO 639-3 xab | Glottolog samb1307 | |
Extinct 2 elderly speakers in 2005 Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoPlateauAlumicHasha–SambeSambe | ||
Sambe is a presumably extinct Plateau language of Nigeria once spoken in the village of the same name. The Sambe people have shifted to Ninzo.
Sambe is unusual in contrasting /k͡p/ and /k͡pʷ/, a rare distinction in the world’s languages. For example,
/k͡pùk͡pʷɛ̀/ "cough"/kə́k͡pɛ/ "choose"References
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