Idun language should not be confused with Idon language.
| Idun | |
| Also Known As: | Dũya |
| Nativename: | Idṹ |
| Region: | Kaduna State |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Speakers: | 78,000 |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Plateau |
| Fam5: | Central ? |
| Fam6: | Koroic |
| Iso3: | ldb |
| Glotto: | idun1241 |
| Glottorefname: | Dũya |
| Person: | Udṹ |
| People: | Adṹ |
| Language: | Idṹ |
| Root: | Dṹ[1] |
Idun (Idũ), or Dũya (Dunya, Adong, Lungu, Ungu), is a poorly attested Plateau language of Nigeria. Its classification is uncertain, but it may be closest to Ashe.
Speakers live in Ramindop B, Ùndofã̀, Udou, Táymɛ̀̃, Adar, Igbà, Mɛ̀mdɔr, Hùrtɔ̀̃, Àgbàŋànɔr, Ùmbùmbàŋ, Jàja, Ǹdam, Kùkaŋ, Ùkare, Ùnwĩĩ, Igbayinɔr, Ìdɛ̀zìnì, and Ugɛrɛ villages of Kaduna State. Hausa village names are Shinkafa, Yèlwa, Jabe Panda, and Gunduma.[2]
| Stop | pronounced as /p/ pronounced as /b/ | pronounced as /t/ pronounced as /d/ | pronounced as /c/ pronounced as /ɟ/ | pronounced as /k/ pronounced as /ɡ/ | pronounced as /k͡p/ pronounced as /ɡ͡b/ | ||||||
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| Nasal | pronounced as /m/ | pronounced as /n/ | pronounced as /ŋ/ | ||||||||
| Tap | pronounced as /ɾ/ | pronounced as /ɽ/ | |||||||||
| Trill | pronounced as /r/ | ||||||||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /f/ pronounced as /v/ | pronounced as /s/ pronounced as /z/ | pronounced as /ʃ/ pronounced as /ʒ/ | pronounced as /x/ pronounced as /ɣ/ | pronounced as /h/ | ||||||
| Affricate | pronounced as /p̪͡f/ pronounced as /b̪͡v/ | pronounced as /t͡s/ pronounced as /d͡z/ | |||||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /j/ | pronounced as /ɥ/ | pronounced as /w/ | ||||||||
| Lateral | pronounced as /(l)/1 |
| Close | pronounced as /i/ | pronounced as /u/ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Close | pronounced as /ɪ/ | pronounced as /ʊ/ | |
| Close-Mid | pronounced as /e/ | pronounced as /o/ | |
| Open-Mid | pronounced as /ɛ/ | pronounced as /ɔ/ | |
| Open | pronounced as /a/ | ||
All vowels except the near-close vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ can appear long, nasalised or both; the vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are being lost for young speakers.[5]
There are three level tones in Idun, as well as a rising tone and falling tone arising from adjacent level tones.