Kpan language


Kpan is a Jukunoid language of Taraba State, Nigeria. There are several dialects.
Ethnologue lists Gayan, Gindin Dutse, Kato Bagha, Likam, Suntai, and Wukari villages, which are distributed in Sardauna, Takum, and Wukari LGAs.

Phonology

Kpan has the following phonology
LabialAlveolarPalatal VelarLabiovelar
Stopp, b, ᵐbt, d, ⁿdk, g, ᵑɡ, gʷ
Affricatet͡s, d͡z
Fricativef, vs, zʃ, ʒx, ɣ
Trillr
Aproximantjw

  1. Vowels can be nasalized, turning preceding pre nasalized stops in nasals
  2. There is no stress
  3. The syllable structure is V of which the second consonat can be /ʃ, ʒ, j, k, g, w/,
  4. There are 3 level tones