Lau Laka language
Laka of Lau is the only Central Sudanic language spoken in Nigeria. It is most closely related to Kabba Laka of Chad. The Hausa refer to the Laka people of Lau as Lakawa. The language was only recently documented in the mid-2010s, and had been previously misclassified as a Mbum language along with Lau.Distribution
Laka speakers live in Laka ward of Lau LGA, Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. They live alongside the Win Lau, who are Jukunoid speakers.The following table compares Laka and Laka, both of which are Central Sudanic languages, with Lau proper, a Jukunoid language.
| English | Laka | Laka | Lau proper |
| animal | dā | /dā/ | nɛ̃́wkũ̂ |
| cow | mã̀ŋgɨ̄ | /màngɨ̄/ | nâw |
| chicken | kũ̄nʤá | /kūnʤá/ | zǟw |
| man | ʤĩ̀ŋgàw | /ʤìngàw/ | jĩ̂nə̀nwò |
| medicine | kũ̀mā | /kùmā/ | gâj |
