Ninka language

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Ninka
Aninka
Nka
Native to Nigeria
Region Plateau State
Native speakers
500 (2020) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 aqk
Glottolog anin1242   Aninka

The Ninka language (Nka, Aninka) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. [2] Mutual intelligibility with the related Gbantu language is low.

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Phonology

Consonants

Consonants of Ninka [3]
LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabialvelarGlottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p, b t, d c, ɟ k, g k͡p
Fricative f, v s, z ʃ, ʒ ɣ h
Aproximant l j w
Trill r


Vowels

Vowels of Ninka [3]
FrontCentralBack
Close i u
Close Mid e (ə) o
Open Mid ɛ ɔ
Mid a

/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ninka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Aninka". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. 1 2 3 Blench, Roger (19 October 2011). "The Ninka language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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