Sambe language

Sambe
Sambe
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Extinct	2 elderly speakers in 2005
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Alumic Hasha–Sambe Sambe; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xab
Glottolog	samb1307
ELP	Sambe

Sambe is a presumably extinct Plateau language of Nigeria once spoken in the village of the same name. The Sambe people have shifted to Ninzo.^[2]

Sambe is unusual in contrasting /k͡p/ and /k͡pʷ/, a rare distinction in the world’s languages. For example,

/k͡pùk͡pʷɛ̀/ "cough"

/kə́k͡pɛ/ "choose"^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Blench, Roger (2015). Final Records of the Sambe Language of Central Nigeria. Language Documentation and Conservation. Vol.9 (2015), pp.193–229.
^ Blench, Roger (2001). "Foundation for Endangered Languages". ogmios. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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[Blench-1] Blench, Roger (2015). Final Records of the Sambe Language of Central Nigeria. Language Documentation and Conservation. Vol.9 (2015), pp.193–229.

[2] Blench, Roger (2001). "Foundation for Endangered Languages". ogmios. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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