Yukuben
Yukuben is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yukuben, also known as Fete 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.
Its genetic classification is discussed in Prischnegg (2021).
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Words in Yukuben
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oNTi* | |
| name | kid3n* | |
| eye | kiTi* | |
| ear | kotuN* | |
| nose | kewun* | |
| tooth | kiked3n* | |
| tongue | omin* | |
| blood | bej3N* | |
| bone | uk3b* | |
| skin | kukpa* | |
| knee | kitunuN* | |
| breast | kikemi* | |
| liver | kabag* | |
| water | bem3N* | |
| fire | ula* | |
| sun | uru* | |
| star | keTir* | |
| stone | kiTo* | |
| tree | oCi* | |
| leaf | keten* | |
| night | utuga* | |
| dog | ibu* | |
| fish | kiTa* | |
| louse | kila* | |
| one | kit3N* | |
| two | apaN* | |
| I | ama* | |
| you | omu* | |
| we | adi* | |
| drink | Nba* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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