Bauchi language

Bauchi
Bauchi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Ethnicity	Bauchi
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1988)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Shiroro Baushi–Fungwa Bauchi; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bsf
Glottolog	bauc1238

Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Nigeria.

The Baushi languages are:^[2]

Samburu
Ndəkə (Madaka) - three clans: Undo, Sambora, Jibwa^[3]
Hupɨnɨ (Supana)
Wãyã (Wayam)
Rubu
Mɨɨn

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.

References

^ Bauchi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Blench 2011
^ Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[e18-1] Bauchi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Blench 2011

[Blench-3] Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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