Jukunoid languages - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The score of Jukunoid languages are spoken by the Jukun

Jukun people (West Africa)

Jukun are an ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The Jukun are traditionally located in Taraba State, Nigeria and parts of northwestern Cameroon. They are descendants of the people of the Kwararafa kingdom. most of the tribes in the north central of Nigeria trace their origin to...

and related peoples of Nigeria and Cameroon.

Languages

Per Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...

15, the internal classification of the languages is:

Bete, perhaps Lufu
Lufu language
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...
Yukuben–Kuteb: Akum, Beezen, Kapya, Kuteb
Kuteb language
Kuteb is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria, with a thousand-or-so speakers across the border in Cameroon.-References:*...

, Yukuben
Central
- Kpan–Icen: Etkywan, Kpan
- Jukun–Mbembe–Wurbo
  - Jukun: Jukun
    Jukun Takum language
    Jukun , or more precisely Jukun Takum, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon used as a trade language in Nigeria. Though there are only a few thousand native speakers, and only a dozen in Nigeria , it is spoken as a second language in Nigeria by tens of thousands .The name Jukun is a cover term for...
    
    (Jukun Takum), Jibu
    Jibu language
    -References:*...
    
    , Hõne, Wãpha
  - Kororofa: Wannu, Wapan
    Wapan language
    Wapan, or Jukun Wapan, is a major Jukunoid language of Nigeria....
    
    , Jiba
  - Mbembe
    Mbembe language
    Mbembe is a Cross River language of Nigeria....
  - Wurbo: Como Karim, Jiru, Tita

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