Yukuben
[aka Boritsũ, Nyikuben, Nyikobe]Classification: Niger-Congo
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- PLACES
- Nigeria; Cameroon;
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Eastern Nigeria as well as on the other side of the border in western Cameroon."
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Boritsũ, Nyikuben, Nyikobe, Ayikiben, Boritsu, Balaabe, Balaaben, Oohum, Uuhum, Uuhum-Gigi, Uhumkhegi, Gohum |
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Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau |
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ybl |
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Language information by source
Compare Sources (4)
Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Jukun
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Hausa
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Cameroon Pidgin English
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Kuteb
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Takum
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
[In Nigeria] Trade language. Also use Jukun [jbu], Kuteb [kub], or Hausa [hau]. [In Cameroon] Most also use Jukun Takum [dyu] or Cameroon Pidgin [wes].
- PLACES
- Nigeria; Cameroon;
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Taraba state, Takum LGA, between Katsina Ala and Gamana rivers. About 20 villages [in Nigeria]. North West Province, Menchum Division, west of Furu-Awa, near Nigeria border [in Cameroon].
Information from: “Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist” . Kay Williamson (1973) University of Ibadan, Nigeria: West African Linguistic Society
- PLACES
- Nigeria
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Yamusa, or Sabon Giba Yukuben
Information from: “Comparative Jukunoid” (288 ch. One. The Inhabitants and a Brief History of the Benue Valley. 2.1. The Yukuben) . Shimizu, Kiyoshi (1980) Vienna: Afro-Pub,
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"Yukuben is the same language as Baritsu͂... The Yukuben people call themselves /oo-húm/, and 'Yukùbèn' is a name given by other tribes. Other variants are Nyikùbèn, and Yibùbèn."
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"The territory occupied by the Yukuben in the Wukari division of Benue-Plateau state is well defined by the two rivers: the Katsina Ala, for the southern boundary, and the Gamana, for the northern boundary. It is defined to the east by the border with Cameroun, to the west by the boundary with Katsina Ala division. Some Yukubens are said to be at Tosso in the North-Eastern state, and some Yukuben settlements may be found beyond the Camerounian border." Yukuben tribes are found in the following settlements: "(1) Acha. On the R. [river] Gamana, opposite to Fikyu. Yukuben (Majority), Kutep. (2) Kpam̀bò Burì (Pambo). 8 miles from Acha. Yukuben, Kutep (Majority). (3) Madààki. On the R. Gamana, 4 miles from Kpambo Puri. Yukuben (Majority), Kutep. (4) Yamusa or Sabon gida Yukuben... 2 miles from Kpambo Puri... (5) Núkun (Niskun). 7 miles from Kpambo Puri. Yukuben (Majority). (6) Kunga. 12 miles from Nukun. Yukuben. (7) Lútu. 6 miles from Yamusa. Ykuben. (8) Shibún (Shebon). 9 miles from Lútu. Yukuben. (9) Ngadi. 10 miles from Kunga. Yukuben, Chamba. (10) Gàlumje. Near Kashimbila (Kasimbila), Yukuben, Chamba. (11) Bete. Yukuben, Chamba. (12) Lufu. Yukuben, Chamba (Majority). (13) Kapia (Kapya). Yukuben (Majority), Chamba, Kutep... (14) Fété near Sufa. (15) Nyayirim near Acha. (16) Máámón. Before Pambo Puri. (17) Achiro. Near Pambo Puri. (18) Mbǎdzù. After Pambo Puri. (19) Gàtàti ~Gadati. After Pambo Puri. (20) Kihúrú ~Ihúrú. Near Gadati. (21) Bòlòng. Ta Gatati. (22) Lukpo. Near Bolong. (23) Igba᷈. Near Bolong. (24) Lankè. After Igba᷈. (25) Liji. Ta kunga. (26) Lissa..."