Alumu language


Alumu is a Plateau language spoken by approximately 7,000 people in Nassarawa State, Nigeria. It has lost the nominal affix system characteristic of the Niger–Congo family.

Dialects

Two varieties, Alumu and Tesu, differ only in intonation. Akpondu is closely related. Information for Alumu and Tesu is listed from Blench.
Arum, with 4,000 speakers, is spoken in the settlements of Arum-Kado, Arum-Tsabo, Arum-Sarki, Arum-Tumara, Arum-Chugbu, Arum-Kurmi, and Arum-Chine.
Tesu , with just under 2,000 speakers, is spoken in the two villages of Chessu Sarki and Chessu Madaki, which are about one kilometre apart from each other on the Wamba - Fadan Karshi road.

Phonology

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It is unclear whether or not vowel nasality is phonemic in Alumu.