Idun language

Not to be confused with Idon language.

Idun
Dũya
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Native speakers	78,000 (2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Koroic Idun
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ldb
Glottolog	idun1241

Idun, or Dũya (Adong, Lungu, Ungu), is a poorly attested Plateau language of Nigeria. Its classification is uncertain, but may be closest to Ashe.

Sound system

Consonant phonemes of Idun

	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Labial-palatal	Velar	Labial-velar	Glottal
Stop	p b		t d			c ɟ		k ɡ	k͡p ɡ͡b
Nasal	m		n					ŋ
Tap			ɾ		ɽ
Trill			r
Fricative		f v	s z	ʃ ʒ				x ɣ		h
Affricate	p̪͡f b̪͡v		t͡s d͡z
Approximant						j	ɥ		w
Lateral			(l)1

1. Only in recent loanwords, mostly from Hausa

Vowel phonemes of Idun

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Near-Close	ɪ		ʊ
Close-Mid	e		o
Open-Mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

All vowels except the near-close vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ can appear long, nasalized or both; the vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are being lost for young speakers.

There are three level tones in Idun, as well as a rising tone and falling tone arising from adjacent level tones.