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Ninka language
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| Ninka | |
|---|---|
| Aninka | |
| Nka | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 500 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aqk |
| Glottolog | anin1242 Aninka |
The Ninka language (Nka, Aninka) is a Plateau language of Nigeria.[2] Mutual intelligibility with the related Gbantu language is low.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labialvelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | p, b | t, d | c, ɟ | k, g | k͡p | |
| Fricative | f, v | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | ɣ | h | |
| Aproximant | l | j | w | |||
| Trill | r |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close Mid | e | (ə) | o |
| Open Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Mid | a |
/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/.[3]
References
[edit]- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
- ^ Ninka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Aninka". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ a b c Blench, Roger (19 October 2011). "The Ninka language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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