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Yukuben language

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Yukuben
Boritsu
Uhumghikgi
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ybl
Glottologyuku1243
ELPYukuben

Yukuben, or Uhumghikgi (Uhum), is a Plateau language of Nigeria. There are a thousand speakers across the border in Cameroon, where the name Uhumghikgi is preferred. It is a local trade language.

References

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  1. ^ Yukuben at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)