Lufu language
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| Lufu | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State |
| Native speakers | 3,200 (2006) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldq |
The Lufu language of Nigeria is a language still spoken mostly by older adults among the Lufu people of the Takum Local Government Authority, Taraba State; its speakers have mostly shifted to Jukun. It is reported to have been close to Bete and Bibi. According to the Vienna Yukuben Project, it and Bete probably belong together in the Southern Jukunoid branch of Niger–Congo; Ethnologue notes this but leaves it unclassified.
[edit] Bibliography
- Crozier, David H. and Roger M. Blench, editors. 1992. An index of Nigerian languages. Abuja, Nigeria and Dallas: Nigerian Language Development Centre, Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin, and Summer Institute of Linguistics.
[edit] External links
- Ethnologue: Lufu
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