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Barkul
Bo-Rukul
Kap amaBɔ, Kap maRukul
Native to Nigeria
Region Plateau State
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1999) [1]
Dialects
  • Bo
  • Rukul
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mae
Glottolog boru1244
ELP Rukul
Bo
PersonamaBɔ
PeoplebaBɔ
LanguageKap amaBɔ
Rukul
PersonamaRukul
PeoplebaRukul
LanguageKap maRukul

Barkul (Bo-Rukul) is a Plateau language of Barkul village, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria. The two dialects, Bo and Rukul, each with 500-1,000 speakers, are notably distinct. [2] The classification of Barkul is unclear, but it appears to be closest to Fyam and Horom.

Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Barkul, Mabo, Mwa, and Richa villages in Bokkos LGA.

References

  1. ^ Barkul at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger. M. 1999. Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages. Ogmios, 11:11:14.