The Kukuya language Kikukuya [kìkýkçȳā] also transcribed Kukẅa and known as Southern Teke is a member of the Teke dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. It is known for being the only language claimed to have a phonemic labiodental nasal /ɱ/. The name comes from the word kuya plateau.
ISO 639-3 code
kkw
family
Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Southern Bantoid languages
spoken in
Republic of the Congo, Plateaux Department (Republic of the Congo)
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