About: Rigwe language

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The Rigwe language, Nkarigwe, is a Plateau language of Nigeria spoken by the Irigwe people mainly found in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Rigwe has highly complex phonology. The presence of the lateral fricative /ɫ/ in Rigwe, unusual among Plateau languages, suggests that there used to be West Chadic languages in the area with this phoneme.

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  • The Rigwe language, Nkarigwe, is a Plateau language of Nigeria spoken by the Irigwe people mainly found in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Rigwe has highly complex phonology. The presence of the lateral fricative /ɫ/ in Rigwe, unusual among Plateau languages, suggests that there used to be West Chadic languages in the area with this phoneme. (en)
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  • Rigwe (en)
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  • Nkarigwe (en)
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  • The Rigwe language, Nkarigwe, is a Plateau language of Nigeria spoken by the Irigwe people mainly found in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Rigwe has highly complex phonology. The presence of the lateral fricative /ɫ/ in Rigwe, unusual among Plateau languages, suggests that there used to be West Chadic languages in the area with this phoneme. (en)
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  • Rigwe language (en)
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