Yukuben language

Yukuben
Boritsu
Uhumghikgi
Native to	Nigeria, Cameroon
Region	Taraba State
Native speakers	(16,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Yukubenic Yukuben
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ybl
Glottolog	yuku1243
ELP	Yukuben

Yukuben, or Uhumghikgi (Uhum), is a Plateau language of Nigeria. There are a thousand speakers across the border in Cameroon, where the name Uhumghikgi is preferred. It is a local trade language.

References

1. Yukuben at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)