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South Bauchi languages
The South Bauchi languages (also called the B.3 West Chadic or Barawa languages) are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.
An extensive lexical survey of the South Bauchi languages had been carried out by Kiyoshi Shimizu from 1974 to 1975. Another early survey was that of Gowers (1907), which included 42 languages of Bauchi.
The South Bauchi languages include:
Roger Blench (2020) counted around 38 South Bauchi languages.
Shimizu (1978) classifies the South Bauchi languages as follows. Individual languages are highlighted in italics.
Roger Blench (2021) classifies the South Bauchi languages as follows.
Below is a comprehensive list of South Bauchi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
Like the other West Chadic languages, South Bauchi languages have a rich consonant inventory. They also generally have the lateral fricatives /ɬ, ɮ/, whereas the West Chadic A languages have not preserved such consonants.
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South Bauchi languages
The South Bauchi languages (also called the B.3 West Chadic or Barawa languages) are a branch of West Chadic languages that are spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.
An extensive lexical survey of the South Bauchi languages had been carried out by Kiyoshi Shimizu from 1974 to 1975. Another early survey was that of Gowers (1907), which included 42 languages of Bauchi.
The South Bauchi languages include:
Roger Blench (2020) counted around 38 South Bauchi languages.
Shimizu (1978) classifies the South Bauchi languages as follows. Individual languages are highlighted in italics.
Roger Blench (2021) classifies the South Bauchi languages as follows.
Below is a comprehensive list of South Bauchi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
Like the other West Chadic languages, South Bauchi languages have a rich consonant inventory. They also generally have the lateral fricatives /ɬ, ɮ/, whereas the West Chadic A languages have not preserved such consonants.
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