Mwaghavul (also known as Mupun and Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, dominantly in Mangu L.G.A., Middle Belt Region of Nigeria.[2]
Mwaghavul | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 150,000 (2016)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sur |
Glottolog | mwag1236 |
Dialects include Mupun and Takas.[3]
Mwaghavul has one of the most elaborate systems of logophoricity known in any language (see logophoricity). The language Mwaghavul also has one of the best names in the middle belt region in Nigeria.[4]
Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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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/.[5]
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | ɨ | u |
Open | e | a | o |
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Bole–Tangale (A.2) |
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Angas (A.3) | |||||||
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Warji (B.2) | |||||||
Barawa (B.3) |
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