The Ninka language (Nka, Aninka) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. Mutual intelligibility with the related Gbantu language is low.
Phonology Consonants + Consonants of Ninka Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labialvelar GlottalNasal m n ŋPlosive p, b t, d c, ɟ k, g k͡pFricative f, v s, z ʃ, ʒ ɣ hAproximant l j wTrill r
Vowels + Vowels of Ninka Front Central BackClose i uClose Mid e (ə) oOpen Mid ɛ ɔMid a
/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/.
References Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.