Yukuben language

Yukuben
Boritsu
Uhumghikgi
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1992)
Language codes
ISO 639-3ybl
Glottologyuku1243
ELPYukuben

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.