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Sukur language

Biu–Mandara language of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sukur language
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Sukur (Adikimmu Sukur, Gemasakun, Sakul, Sugur, Sakun) is a Biu–Mandara language of Madgali LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

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Sukur Adamawa Nigeria

Phonology

  • /ⱱ/ is only found intervocalically in ideophones.
  • /ɬ/ is often pronounced [x] word-initially.
  • /tʃ dʒ/ are often lenited to [ʃ ʒ] in fast speech.
  • /k/ can vary to [x~kʷ~w~g].
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  • /a/ can be raised to either [e] or [o].
  • /ə/ is epenthetic. It is heard as [ə̥] if following an unvoiced consonant and if it does not bear any tone, and can also unpredictably be realized as [u̥] in fast speech.

Sukur also has two tones;[2] high and low.

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