Not to be confused with Kukuya language (Papua New Guinea).
Kukuya
Southern Teke
Native to
Republic of the Congo
Region
Plateaux Department
Native speakers
39,000 (2000)[1]
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[2]
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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
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