Yukuben language

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Yukuben
Boritsu
Uhumghikgi
Native to Nigeria, Cameroon
Region Taraba State
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1992) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ybl
Glottolog yuku1243
ELP Yukuben

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

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References

  1. Yukuben at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)