Eloyi language

Eloyi, or Afu or Ajiri, is a Plateau language of uncertain classification. It is spoken by the Eloyi people of Agatu LGA and Otukpo LGA of Benue State and Nassarawa State in Nigeria.

Classification

Armstrong classified Eloyi as Idomoid, but that identification was based on a single word list and Armstrong later expressed doubts. Other preliminary accounts classify it as Plateau, and Blench leaves it as a separate branch of Plateau.
Blench considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa.

Muniru et al. classify as post-alveolar, but,, and as palatal.
Blench includes two palatal plosives, written and, which Muniru et al. interpret as and, respectively. However, Muniru et al. do not find in their wordlists.
Muniru et al. also place in the labial-velar column of the table but describe it as a voiceless glottal fricative. Blench does not include in the consonant inventory.
Muniru et al. also found instances of labialization and palatalization.

Muniru et al. also found in, though they state this may be due to the following. They also mention that there may be five tones: low, mid, high, rising-falling, and falling-rising.