Paʼa language

Paʼa, also known as Afa (Afawa) or Fucaka (autonym), is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalplainlateralplainlabializedplainlabializedpalatalizedPlosive PrenasalizedImplosiveEjectiveFricative NasalApproximant,

+VowelsFrontCentralBackHigh Mid Low

Additionally, the following diphthongs are recorded: /ei/, /au/.

Pa'a also has four tones; high, mid, low, and falling.

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