Idun language
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Idun | |
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Dũya | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers
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78,000 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ldb |
Glottolog | idun1241 [2] |
Idun, or Dũya (Adong, Lungu, Ungu), is a poorly attested Plateau language of Nigeria. Its classification is uncertain, but may be closest to Ashe.
Sound system
Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labial-palatal | Velar | Labial-velar | Glottal | |
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Stop | p b | t d | c ɟ | k ɡ | k͡p ɡ͡b | |||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||
Tap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||||||
Trill | r | |||||||||
Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | h | |||||
Affricate | p̪͡f b̪͡v | t͡s d͡z | ||||||||
Approximant | j | ɥ | w | |||||||
Lateral | (l)1 |
- Only in recent loanwords, mostly from Hausa
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Near-Close | ɪ | ʊ | |
Close-Mid | e | o | |
Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
All vowels except the near-close vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ can appear long, nasalized or both; the vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are being lost for young speakers.[5]
There are three level tones in Idun, as well as a rising tone and falling tone arising from adjacent level tones.
References
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