Bauchi language

Not to be confused with North Bauchi languages or South Bauchi languages.

Bauchi (Bauci, Baushi) is a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.

Bauchi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rafi, Nigeria LGA, Niger State
Ethnicity	Bauchi
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1988)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Shiroro Baushi–Fungwa Bauchi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bsf
Glottolog	bauc1238

Zora[2]
Person	uZora
People	aZora
Language	iZora

Hɨpɨna[2]
Person	Vihɨpɨna
People	Vihɨpɨna
Language	Tihɨpɨna

Mɨn[2]
Person	Vʷinyi Mɨn
People	Ayi Mɨn
Language	Tiimɨn

Dәkә[2]
Person	Vundәk
People	Andәka
Language	Tundәkә

Wãyã[2]
Person	Vũwãyã
People	Ãwãyã
Language	Tũwãyã

Languages

The Baushi languages are (Blench 2012):^[3]

• Samburu
• Ndəkə (Madaka) - three clans: Undo, Sambora, Jibwa^[3]
• Hupɨnɨ (Supana)
• Wãyã (Wayam)
• Rubu
• Mɨɨn

Blench (2018) lists the Baushi languages as Ndəkə, Hɨpɨn, Mɨɨ, Rub, Samburu, and Wãyã.^[4]

Phonology

The Bauchi languages have a set of unusual sounds for the area, called "linguo-labials" by Blench. They are similar to the interdental approximants of the Philippines, where the tongue can protrude slightly over the lower lip.