Yukubenic languages
The Yukubenic languages are a branch of either the Jukunoid family or the Plateau family spoken in southeastern Nigeria. Glottolog places Yukubenic in the Plateau family. Ethnologue, however, places Yukubenic in the Jukunoid family, based on Shimizu, and Blench also follows this classification.
Classification
The Yukubenic languages are:- Bete, Lufu
- Kapya
- Afudu
- Akum, Beezen–Baazem
- Yukuben
Names and locations
| Language | Branch | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location |
| Kapya | Yukuben–Kutep | Taraba State, Takum LGA, at Kapya | ||||||||
| Kuteb | Yukuben–Kutep | Lissam, Fikyu, Jenuwa, Kunabe, Kentin: Fikyu has sub–dialects | Kutev, Kutep | Ati | Mbarike, Zumper | 15,592 ; 30,000 ; 1400 in Cameroon | Taraba State, Takum LGA and in Cameroon, Furu Awa subdivision | |||
| Yukuben | Yukuben–Kutep | Nyikuben, Nyikobe, Ayikiben, Yikuben | Oohum, Uuhum | Boritsu, Balaabe | Uuhum-Gigi in Cameroon | 10,000 ; 1,000 in Cameroon | Taraba State, Takum LGA; and in Furu-Awa subdivision, Cameroon |