The Gwune language, also known as ''Agwagwune'', is an
Upper Cross River language of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
spoken by the
Akunakuna people. It is a dialect cluster named after its
prestige variety
In sociolinguistics, prestige is the level of regard normally accorded a specific language or dialect within a speech community, relative to other languages or dialects. Prestige varieties are language or dialect families which are generally con ...
; others are Abayongo, Abini, Dim (Adim), Orum, Erei, Etono.
References
Languages of Nigeria
Upper Cross River languages
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