Kukuya language

Kukuya
Kukuya
Southern Teke
Native to	Republic of the Congo
Region	Plateaux Department
Native speakers	39,000 (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Teke (B.70) Kukuya; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	unwritten
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kkw
Glottolog	teke1280
Guthrie code	B.77a
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The Kukuya language, Kikukuya [kìkýkȳā], also transcribed Kukẅa and known as Southern Teke, is a member of the Teke dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. It is the only language known to have a phonemic labiodental nasal /ɱ/. The name of the language comes from the word kuya "plateau".

^ Kukuya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Kukuya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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