Kpan is a Jukunoid language of Taraba State, Nigeria. There are several dialects.
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Gayan, Gindin Dutse, Kato Bagha, Likam, Suntai, and Wukari villages, which are distributed in Sardauna, Takum, and Wukari LGAs.
Phonology Kpan has the following phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatal (alveolar)VelarLabiovelarStopp, b, ᵐbt, d, ⁿdk, g, ᵑɡ kʷ, gʷAffricatet͡s, d͡zFricativef, vs, zʃ, ʒx, ɣTrillrAproximantjw +VowelsFrontMiddleBackHighiuHigh MideoLowa
Vowels can be nasalized, turning preceding pre nasalized stops in nasals There is no stress The syllable structure is (C)(C)V of which the second consonant can be /ʃ, ʒ, j, k, g, w/, [ŋ] There are 3 level tones
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