Language

Jukun Takum language

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Jukun (Njikun) or more precisely Jukun Takum, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon used as a trade language in Nigeria. Though there are only a few thousand native speakers and only a dozen in Nigeria (as of 2000), it is spoken as a second language in Nigeria by tens of thousands (40,000 reported in 1979).

The name Jukun is a cover term for several related Jukunoid languages such as the much more numerous Jukun Wapan.

Wase Tofa is listed by Blench (2019) as a dialect.

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    Jukun Takum
    WikidataLast verified: 21 October 2026
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    Jukun Takum language
    Wikipedia (English)Published 16 December 2025Last verified: 21 October 2026
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    Jukun takum
    Wikipédia (français)Published 19 September 2024Last verified: 21 October 2026

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