Wãpha language
| Wãpha | |
|---|---|
Wase, Nigeria, where Jukun Wase is spoken | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Wase, Plateau State |
Native speakers | (1,600 cited 2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | juw |
| Glottolog | waph1238 |
| ELP | Wãpha |
Wãpha or Wase (Jukun Wase), after the district in which it is spoken, is a Jukunoid language[2] of Nigeria.
Phonology
Wãpha contains the following phonemes[3]
Consonants
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal (alveolar) | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | ŋ | |
| Stop | p, b, (ɓ) | t, d | k, g | ||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ | ||||
| Sibilant | f, v | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | (h) | |
| Spirant | (θ) | (ç) | |||
| Rhotoric | r/ɾ | ||||
| Aproximant | w | l? | j |
- Consonants in parentheses are marginal
- /l/ is possibly marginal
- /j, w/ indicate palatalization and labialization
Vowels
| Type | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ~ɯ | u |
| Near Close | ɪ | (ʊ) | |
| Close Mid | e | o | |
| Open Mid | ɛ | ɜ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
| Type | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iː | ɨː~ɯː | u |
| Close Mid | eː | oː | |
| Open Mid | ɛː | ɜː | ɔː |
| Open | aː |
| Type | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ĩ | ɯ̃ | ũ |
| Close Mid | ẽ | (õ) | |
| Open | ã |
References
- ^ Wãpha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Wãpha". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/88593