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| Labir | |
|---|---|
| Jaku | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
| Ethnicity | 13,000 (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 500 (2008)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jku |
| Glottolog | labi1245 |
| ELP | Labir |
| láɓír[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | màn láɓír |
| People | ɓúmàn láɓír |
| Language | láɓír |
| ʤàkú[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | màn ʤàkú |
| People | ɓúmàn ʤàkú |
| Language | ʤàkú |
Labir (also Labɨr, Lábír, Láɓír, or Láɓɨ́r), or Jaku, is one of the Jarawan languages of Nigeria, spoken in Bauchi State. Jaku (ʤàkú) is an exonym.[2]
Background
[edit]Labɨr is spoken in Alkaleri LGA (in 13 villages) and Bauchi LGA (in 8 villages), Bauchi State, Nigeria. There are 24 villages total according to the Labɨr.[2]
The villages are:[3]
Alkaleri LGA:
- Kyaabi
- Ryaŋga I
- Gyar I
- Kaciciya
- Dooka
- Kyau gani
- Fanti
- Gar
- Monna
- Bada koshi
- Badol
- Kyenda
Bauchi LGA:
- Kaŋyelo
- Ŋgikan
- Ŋgimanu
- Ɓajang
- Ɓalaŋsi
- Gyar II
- Ryaŋga II
- Kyenda
- Basa
Labɨr speakers are approximately 60% Muslim and 40% Christian. It is more commonly spoken by Christians, since Muslims tend to speak Hausa. Only about 10% of all ethnic Jaku people can speak the language.[2]
Phonology
[edit]Labɨr has three level tones, as well as rising and falling tones.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Labir at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blench, Roger. 2026. The Jarawan Bantu languages in Nigeria; what is new research telling us? 15 July 2026, Jos Linguistic Circle.
- ↑ Blench, Roger. 2025. An introduction to Jaku [jku, a barely documented Jarawan Bantu language of Central Nigeria]. Cambridge: Kay William Educational Foundation (KWEF).
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