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Hõne is a Jukunoid language spoken in Gombe State and Taraba State, Nigeria. Speakers of the two dialects, Pindiga and Gwana, can only understand each other with difficulty.[1] It belongs to the Jukun Wapan (Kororofa) language cluster.[2]

Hõne
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Gombe State and Taraba State
Native speakers	7,000 (1999)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Jukunoid Central Jukun Hõne
Dialects	Pindiga Gwana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	juh
Glottolog	hone1235
ELP	Hõne

Distribution

Hõne is spoken in Akko, Billiri, Shongom, and Karim-Lamido LGAs. Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists villages as:

• Futuk, Kaltanga, Kashere, Pindiga, and Tumu villages (Pindiga dialect)
• Andamin, Digare, Dizi, Gobirawa, Gwana, Jukon, Kasan Dare, Katagum, Konan Kuka, and Kwaya villages (Gwana dialect)

References

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