Ukue language
Edoid language of Ondo State, Nigeria
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Ukue (Epinmi) is an Edoid language of Ondo State, Nigeria. It is sometimes considered the same language as Ehuẹun.
NativetoNigeria
RegionOndo State
Native speakers
(14,000 cited 2000)[1]Niger–Congo?
-
Atlantic–Congo
- Volta–Niger
- yeai
- Edoid
- Northwestern
- Osse River
- Ukue
- Osse River
- Northwestern
- Edoid
- yeai
- Volta–Niger
| Ukue | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Ondo State |
Native speakers | (14,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uku |
| Glottolog | ukue1238 |
Phonology
Ukue has a rather reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of seven vowels; these form two harmonic sets, /i e a o u/ and /i ɛ a ɔ u/.[2]
The language arguably has no phonemic nasal stops; [m, n] alternate with [β, l], depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. Unusually, it has fricatives but no sibilants. The inventory is:[3]
(*See Edo for a likely interpretation of the two rhotics.)
