Mwaghavul language

Mwaghavul
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
150,000 (2016)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sur
Glottologmwag1236

Mwaghavul (also known as Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State in central Nigeria and predominantly in Mangu LGA.[2]

Dialects include Mupun and Takas.[3]

Mwaghavul has one of the most elaborate systems of logophoricity known in any language.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless p t t͡ʃ k (ʔ)
voiced b d d͡ʒ g
implosive ɓ ɗ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ h
voiced v z ʒ (ɣ)
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Approximant l j w
Trill r

Mwaghavul has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.[4]

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Open e a o

References

  1. ^ "Mwaghavul". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  2. ^ Mwaghavul language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  4. ^ "Roger Blench: Mwaghavul opening page". www.rogerblench.info. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

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