Boze language
Boze, also rendered Buji, is an East Kainji language of Nigeria belonging to the Shammo cluster. Boze is spoken in a contiguous area Bicizà, directly to the north of Jos city in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Dialects include Boze, Gorong, and Firu.
Distribution
Boze, also called Buji, is spoken in many villages to the west and northwest of Jos.Below are village names organized by dialect, with modern names are given in parentheses.
;Boze dialect
- Bīntīrí
- Bìsɔ̄
- Bɛ̄hɔ̄lɛ̄
- Gbàndāŋ
- Ɔ̀bɛ̀nɛ̀ àkùrá
- Ɔ̀pɛ̄ɛ̀gɔ̄
- Ɔ̀tɔ̀ɔ̀tùsū
- Rībàmbōzē
- Rīdāpɔ̄
- Tìpɔ́ɔ̀ táázà
- Tìpɔ́ɔ̀ tādīzì
- Tūūmū
- Ūgbàrà
- Ùkúū
- Màlēēmpē
- Ɔ̄wɔ̀ɔ̀yɔ̄ɔ̄yɔ̀
- Rɛ̀shɔ́kɔ̄
- Rɛ̀tɛ̄ɛ̄ rūjà
- Rɛ̀wɔ̄ɔ̄
- Úlìndāŋ
- Tūmbàkīrì
- Ùkwə̀shì
- Zə̀ə̀lə̀kì
- Zùùkū
- Ɛ̀fīīrù
- Īcīzā
- Īncā
- Ɔ̀bɛ̀nɛ̀
Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /b, k, ɡ/ may also be both labialized and palatalized .
- Labial-velar sounds /k͡p, ɡ͡b/ may also be heard in free variation with labialized sounds .
Vowels