Mwaghavul (also known as Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State in central Nigeria and predominantly in Mangu LGA.
Mwaghavul's dialects include Takas. The Mupun people is a related ethnic group.
Mwaghavul has one of the most elaborate systems of logophoricity known in any language.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosive/Affricatevoiceless()voicedimplosiveFricativevoicelessvoiced()NasalApproximantTrill
Mwaghavul has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.
+ Vowels Front Central Back Close Open
References
Further reading Roger Blench, Mwaghavul - English dictionary, unpublished. Zygmunt Frajzyngier. 1993. A Grammar of Mupun. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
External links Roger Blench: Mwaghavul opening page - Mwaghavul webpage at rogerblench.info