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Ekoid Languages
The Ekoid languages are a dialect cluster of Southern Bantoid languages spoken principally in southeastern Nigeria and in adjacent regions of Cameroon. They have long been associated with the Bantu languages, without their status being precisely defined. Crabb (1969) remains the major monograph on these languages, although regrettably, Part II, which was to contain grammatical analyses, was never published. Crabb also reviews the literature on Ekoid up to the date of publication. The nearby Mbe language is the closest relative of Ekoid and forms with it the Ekoid–Mbe branch of Southern Bantoid. Languages ''Ethnologue'' lists the following Ekoid varieties with the status of independent languages. Branching is from Watters (1978) and Yoder et al. (2009). *Ekoid **Ndoe language, Ndoe ** ***Ejagham language, Ejagham (Ekoi) ***Efutop–Ekajuk ****Efutop language, Efutop ****Nde-Nsele-Nta language, Nde-Nsele-Nta ****Abanyom language, Abanyom ****Nkem-Nkum language, Nkem-Nkum ****Ekaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etung Language
The Jagham language, ''Ejagham'', also known as Ekoi, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria and Cameroon spoken by the Ekoi people. The E- in Ejagham represents the class prefix for "language", analogous to the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili The Ekoi are one of several peoples who use Nsibidi ideographs, and may be the ones that created them. Dialects Ekoi is dialectally diverse. The dialects of Ejagham are divided into Western and Eastern groups: * Western varieties include Bendeghe, Northern and Southern Etung, Ekwe and Akamkpa-Ejagham; * Eastern varieties include Keaka and Obang. Blench (2019) also lists Ekin as an Ejagham dialect. Phonology Consonants * Stop sounds /b, ɡ/ are lenited to fricatives [β, ɣ] when in intervocalic positions. * Velar sounds [k, ɡ; (ɣ)] can be heard as uvular [q, (ʁ)] when in syllable-final position. Vowels Writing system A Jagham alphabet was developed by John R. Watters and Kathie Watters in 1981. Morphology Ekoi has the following noun clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nsele Language
Nde-Nsele-Nta, or sometimes simply Nde, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are three somewhat distinct dialects, Nde (60% of speakers), Nsele (Nselle), and Nta. References External linksNde basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendeghe Language
The Jagham language, ''Ejagham'', also known as Ekoi, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria and Cameroon spoken by the Ekoi people. The E- in Ejagham represents the class prefix for "language", analogous to the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili The Ekoi are one of several peoples who use Nsibidi ideographs, and may be the ones that created them. Dialects Ekoi is dialectally diverse. The dialects of Ejagham are divided into Western and Eastern groups: * Western varieties include Bendeghe, Northern and Southern Etung, Ekwe and Akamkpa-Ejagham; * Eastern varieties include Keaka and Obang. Blench (2019) also lists Ekin as an Ejagham dialect. Phonology Consonants * Stop sounds /b, ɡ/ are lenited to fricatives �, ɣwhen in intervocalic positions. * Velar sounds , ɡ; (ɣ)can be heard as uvular , (ʁ)when in syllable-final position. Vowels Writing system A Jagham alphabet was developed by John R. Watters and Kathie Watters in 1981. Morphology Ekoi has the following noun classes, list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakor Language
Abanyom, or Bakor, is a language of the Ekoid subfamily of Niger–Congo. It is spoken by the Abanyom people in the Cross River State region of Nigeria. A member of the Southern Bantoid group, Abanyom is fairly closely related to the Bantu languages. It is tonal and has a typical Niger–Congo noun class In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional. Some ... system. Abanyom is also a clan/Ward in Ikom. It comprises the following Communities; Edor, Abangork, Akumabal, Abinti, Nkim, Nkum, Nkarassi 11, Nkarassi 1, Abankang, Etikpe, and Nkonfap. Abankang is referred to as the mother of Abanyom. References Sources *Asinya, O.E. 1987. A reconstruction of the Segmental phonology of Bakor (an Ekoid Bantu language). M.A. Linguistics, University of Port Harcourt External links Abanyom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkem-Nkum Language
Nkem-Nkum, or ''Isibiri'', is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are two somewhat distinct dialects, Nkem (Nkim) and Nkum. References External linksNkem-Nkum basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nde-Nsele-Nta Language
Nde-Nsele-Nta, or sometimes simply Nde, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are three somewhat distinct dialects, Nde (60% of speakers), Nsele (Nselle), and Nta. References External linksNde basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnam Language
Nnam is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... References External links Nnam basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekajuk Language
The Kajuk language, ''Ekajuk'' (also spelled ''Akajo'' and ''Akajuk''), is an Ekoid language (of the Niger–Congo family) spoken in the Cross River State and some surrounding regions of Nigeria. The Ekajuk are one of several peoples who use the nsibidi Nsibidi (also known as Nsibiri, Nchibiddi or Nchibiddy) is a system of symbols or proto-writing developed by the Ekpe secret society that traversed the southeastern part of Nigeria. They are classified as pictograms, though there have been sugges ... ideographs. References External linksSample paragraph in Ekajuk Ekoid languages [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkum Language
Nkem-Nkum, or ''Isibiri'', is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are two somewhat distinct dialects, Nkem (Nkim) and Nkum. References External linksNkem-Nkum basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abanyom Language
Abanyom, or Bakor, is a language of the Ekoid subfamily of Niger–Congo. It is spoken by the Abanyom people in the Cross River State region of Nigeria. A member of the Southern Bantoid group, Abanyom is fairly closely related to the Bantu languages. It is tonal and has a typical Niger–Congo noun class In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional. Some ... system. Abanyom is also a clan/Ward in Ikom. It comprises the following Communities; Edor, Abangork, Akumabal, Abinti, Nkim, Nkum, Nkarassi 11, Nkarassi 1, Abankang, Etikpe, and Nkonfap. Abankang is referred to as the mother of Abanyom. References Sources *Asinya, O.E. 1987. A reconstruction of the Segmental phonology of Bakor (an Ekoid Bantu language). M.A. Linguistics, University of Port Harcourt External links Abanyom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nta Language
Nde-Nsele-Nta, or sometimes simply Nde, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are three somewhat distinct dialects, Nde (60% of speakers), Nsele (Nselle), and Nta. References External linksNde basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkem Language
Nkem-Nkum, or ''Isibiri'', is an Ekoid language of Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... There are two somewhat distinct dialects, Nkem (Nkim) and Nkum. References External linksNkem-Nkum basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ekoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |