Mburku or Burku is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the West-Chadic subgroup of the Chadic languages.[1] It is estimated to be spoken by 7,000-10,000 people in Miya District of Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria.[2] Although it is still referred to as Mburku in academic sources such as Glottolog, the speakers prefer their language be called Burku.[2] Ethnologue classifies Burku as a stable language not in danger of extinction.

Phonology

Pulmonic Consonant Phonemes
Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Pharyngeal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Fricative f v s z ʃ h
Affricate ts t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Approximant j w
Lateral

Approximant

l
Rhotic ɹ

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mburku at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Decker, Ken; Gobak, Fitokka; Danladi, Yakubuu; Dabet, Julius; Riepe, Christina; Aregbesola, Adedamola; Abraham, Benard; Lewinan, Andrew; Araokanmi, Thelma (2022). "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the West Chadic Languages of Bauchi and Jigawa States, Nigeria" (PDF). Journal of Language Survey Report. 10 (2766–9327) – via SIL International Publications.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mburku_language
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