Hõne language

Hõne
Native toNigeria
RegionGombe State and Taraba State
Native speakers
(7,000 cited 1999)
Dialects
  • Pindiga
  • Gwana
Language codes
ISO 639-3juh
Glottologhone1235
ELPHõne

Hõne is a Jukunoid language spoken in Gombe State and Taraba State, Nigeria. Speakers of the two dialects, Pindiga and Gwana, can only understand each other with difficulty. It belongs to the Jukun Wapan (Kororofa) language cluster.