Rigwe language
Plateau language of Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rigwe language, Nkarigwe, is a Plateau language of Nigeria spoken by the Irigwe people mainly found in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.[3][4]
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Nkarigwe | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State, Kaduna State |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1985)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | iri |
Glottolog | irig1241 |
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Quick Facts People, Language ...
Rigwe | |
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People | Nneirigwe |
Language | Nkarigwe |
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Rigwe has highly complex phonology.[5] The presence of the lateral fricative /ɬ/ in Rigwe, unusual among Plateau languages, suggests that there used to be West Chadic languages in the area with this phoneme.[6]