Sukur (Adikimmu Sukur, Gemasakun, Sakul, Sugur, Sakun) is a Biu–Mandara language of Madagali LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalplainlateralPlosive , Affricate Prenasalized, ImplosiveFricative NasalApproximant() /ⱱ/ is only found intervocalically in ideophones. /ɬ/ is often pronounced [x] word-initially. /tʃ dʒ/ are often lenited to [ʃ ʒ] in fast speech. /k/ can vary to [x~kʷ~w~g].
+VowelsFrontCentralBackHighMid()Low /a/ can be raised to either [e] or [o]. /ə/ is epenthetic. It is heard as [ə̥] if following an unvoiced consonant and if it does not bear any tone, and can also unpredictably be realized as [u̥] in fast speech.
Sukur also has two tones; high and low. References
External links ELAR archive of Sakun (Sukur) Language Documentation