Wãpha language

Wãpha
Wase, Nigeria, where Jukun Wase is spoken
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Wase, Plateau State
Native speakers	(1,600 cited 2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Jukunoid Central Jukun Wãpha
Language codes
ISO 639-3	juw
Glottolog	waph1238
ELP	Wãpha

Wãpha or Wase (Jukun Wase), after the district in which it is spoken, is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria.

Phonology

Wãpha contains the following phonemes

Consonants

	Labial	Coronal	Palatal (alveolar)	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n	(ɲ)	ŋ
Stop	p, b, (ɓ)	t, d		k, g
Affricate			t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ
Sibilant	f, v	s, z	ʃ, ʒ		(h)
Spirant		(θ)	(ç)
Rhotoric		r/ɾ
Aproximant	w	l?	j

1. Consonants in parentheses are marginal
2. /l/ is possibly marginal
3. /j, w/ indicate palatalization and labialization

Vowels

Oral vowels

Type	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ~ɯ	u
Near Close	ɪ		(ʊ)
Close Mid	e		o
Open Mid	ɛ	ɜ	ɔ
Open		a

Lengthened vowels

Type	Front	Central	Back
Close	iː	ɨː~ɯː	u
Close Mid	eː		oː
Open Mid	ɛː	ɜː	ɔː
Open		aː

Nasalized vowels

Type	Front	Central	Back
Close	ĩ	ɯ̃	ũ
Close Mid	ẽ		(õ)
Open		ã