Jukun language

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The Jukun language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Jukun people of central Nigeria, especially in Taraba and surrounding states.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jukun language canonical 8
Jukun Wanu language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language ⓘ
language ⓘ
associatedWith Jukun Kingdoms ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jukun people ⓘ
family Niger-Congo language family ⓘ
glottologCode juku1254 ⓘ
glottologName Jukun ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Jukun (Nigeria) ⓘ
Jukun Takum ⓘ
Jukun Wapan ⓘ
linked to: Jukun Takum
hasDialect Takum dialect ⓘ
Wukari dialect ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet
iso639-3Code jbu ⓘ
isPartOf Jukunoid branch of Benue–Congo ⓘ
languageFamily Niger-Congo ⓘ
primaryLocation Taraba State, Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Taraba State
region Middle Belt, Nigeria ⓘ
secondaryLocation surrounding states of Taraba, Nigeria ⓘ
spokenBy Jukun people ⓘ
spokenIn Nigeria ⓘ
Taraba State ⓘ
central Nigeria ⓘ
subfamily Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
subgroup Jukunoid languages ⓘ
usedIn oral literature of the Jukun people ⓘ
traditional religion of the Jukun people ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiv language → hasNeighbouringLanguages → Jukun language ⓘ
Jukun people → language → Jukun language ⓘ
Idoma language → neighboringLanguages → Jukun language ⓘ
Wukari → languageSpoken → Jukun language ⓘ
Wukari Federation → hasLanguage → Jukun language ⓘ
Aku Uka → titleLanguage → Jukun language ⓘ
Jukun → linguisticVariety → Jukun Wanu language ⓘ
linked to: Jukun language
Jukun → hasLanguage → Jukun language ⓘ