Barkul (Bo-Rukul) is a Plateau language of Barkul village, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria. The two dialects, Bo and Rukul, each with 500-1,000 speakers, are notably distinct.[2] The classification of Barkul is unclear, but it appears to be closest to Fyam and Horom.

Barkul
Bo-Rukul
Kap amaBɔ, Kap maRukul
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1999)[1]
Dialects
  • Bo
  • Rukul
Language codes
ISO 639-3mae
Glottologboru1244
ELPRukul
Bo
PersonamaBɔ
PeoplebaBɔ
LanguageKap amaBɔ
Rukul
PersonamaRukul
PeoplebaRukul
LanguageKap maRukul

Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Barkul, Mabo, Mwa, and Richa villages in Bokkos LGA.

References

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  1. ^ Barkul at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger. M. 1999. Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages. Ogmios, 11:11:14.