Wãpha language

Wãpha
Wase, Nigeria, where Jukun Wase is spoken
Native toNigeria
RegionWase, Plateau State
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3juw
Glottologwaph1238
ELPWãpha

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
  1. Consonants in parentheses are marginal
  2. /l/ is possibly marginal
  3. /j, w/ indicate palatalization and labialization

Vowels

Oral 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
Lengthened vowels
Type Front Central Back
Close iː ɨː~ɯː u
Close Mid eː oː
Open Mid ɛː ɜː ɔː
Open aː
Nasalized vowels
Type Front Central Back
Close ĩ ɯ̃ ũ
Close Mid ẽ (õ)
Open ã

References

  1. ^ Wãpha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Wãpha". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ^ https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/88593


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