Also Known As:
Hone, Wapan Gwana, Gaateri, Kona Jukun, Pindiga-Jukun
Dialects & Varieties
- Pindiga
- Gwana
Traces of a secret language: circumfixes in Hone (Jukun) plurals
Storch, Anne. 2004. Traces of a secret language: circumfixes in Hone (Jukun) plurals. In Akinlabí, Akinbiyi M. and Adesola, Oluseye (eds.), Proceedings of the 4th world congress of African linguistics, New Brunswick 2003. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. p. 337-349
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Comments on speakers
"The language historically had at least two social registers, nám hɔ̰ne spoken by the entire ethnic community, and nám hɛnɛ, spoken only by the priests... After massive islamisation and language change, the secret language died... Part of the secret language has been borrowed has been borrowed into neighbored Vhadic and Adamawa languages, as well... With the Islamisation in the 1930s, the Jukun traditions and religion lost their prestige fast, and with the fading away of the culture the language also died. Hausa has quickly become the dominating language in all Hone villages and settlements of today."
Location and Context
Countries
Northeastern Nigeria
Location Description
"Spoken in the northern provinces of the old empire of Kororofa, which today is part of the central and northeastern Nigeria. The area is located at the fringes of the Muri Mountains..."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa
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Writing Systems
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