| Bauchi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State |
| Ethnicity | Bauchi |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1988) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsf |
| Glottolog | bauc1238 |
| Zora [2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | uZora |
| People | aZora |
| Language | iZora |
| Hɨpɨna [2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vihɨpɨna |
| People | Vihɨpɨna |
| Language | Tihɨpɨna |
| Mɨn [2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vʷinyi Mɨn |
| People | Ayi Mɨn |
| Language | Tiimɨn |
| Dәkә [2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vundәk |
| People | Andәka |
| Language | Tundәkә |
| Wãyã [2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Vũwãyã |
| People | Ãwãyã |
| Language | Tũwãyã |
Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages [3] spoken in Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.
The Baushi languages are (Blench 2012): [4]
Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã. [5]
The Bauchi languages have a set of unusual sounds for the area, called "linguo-labials" by Blench. They are similar to the interdental approximants of the Philippines, where the tongue can protrude slightly over the lower lip.