Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Yukuben language

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Native to
  
Nigeria, Cameroon

Native speakers
  
(16,000 cited 1992)

Glottolog
  
yuku1243

Region
  
Taraba State

ISO 639-3
  
ybl

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Yukubenic Yukuben

Yukuben, or Uuhum Gigi, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. There are a thousand speakers across the border in Cameroon, where the name Uuhum Gigi is preferred. It is a local trade language.

References

Yukuben language Wikipedia


Similar Topics