Idun language
| Idun | |
|---|---|
| Dũya | |
| Idṹ | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 78,000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldb |
| Glottolog | idun1241 |
| Dṹ[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Udṹ |
| People | Adṹ |
| Language | Idṹ |
Idun(Idũ), orDũya(Dunya, Adong, Lungu, Ungu), is a poorly attestedPlateau languageofNigeria.Its classification is uncertain, but it may be closest toAshe.
Villages
[edit]Speakers live in Ramindop B, Ùndofã̀, Udou, Táymɛ̀̃, Adar, Igbà, Mɛ̀mdɔr, Hùrtɔ̀̃, Àgbàŋànɔr, Ùmbùmbàŋ, Jàja, Ǹdam, Kùkaŋ, Ùkare, Ùnwĩĩ, Igbayinɔr, Ìdɛ̀zìnì, and Ugɛrɛ villages ofKaduna State.Hausa village names are Shinkafa, Yèlwa, Jabe Panda, and Gunduma.[3]
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labial-palatal | Velar | Labial-velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | pb | td | cɟ | kɡ | k͡pɡ͡b | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||
| Tap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||
| Fricative | fv | sz | ʃʒ | xɣ | h | |||||
| Affricate | p̪͡fb̪͡v | t͡sd͡z | ||||||||
| Approximant | j | ɥ | w | |||||||
| Lateral | (l)1 |
1. Only in recent loanwords, mostly fromHausa
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, nasalised or both; the vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are being lost for young speakers.[6]
Tone
[edit]There are three leveltonesin Idun, as well as a rising tone and falling tone arising from adjacent level tones.
References
[edit]- ^IdunatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
- ^Blench, Roger (2019).An Atlas of Nigerian Languages(4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^Blench, Roger. 2010.The Idũ language of Central Nigeria: Phonology, wordlist and suggestions for orthography changes.
- ^Roger Blench, The Idũ language of Central Nigeria: Phonology, wordlist and suggestions for orthography changes. (2010:6).
- ^Roger Blench (2010:1-2).
- ^Roger Blench (2010:1)