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Lower Cross River Languages
The Lower Cross River languages form a branch of the Cross River languages of Cross River State Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ..., Nigeria. They consist of the divergent Obolo language or Andoni, (200,000 speakers), and the core of the branch, which includes the 4 million speakers of the Efik-Ibibio cluster. * Obolo *Lower Cross proper: Efik-Ibibio, Ibino (Ibeno), Oro (Oron), Okobo, Iko, Ebughu, Ilue, Enwang-Uda, Usaghade Additionally, ''Ethnologue'' lists several more languages within the Efik-Ibibio cluster. (See Ibibio-Efik languages.) Forde and Jones (1950) considered Ibino and Oro to be Efik-Ibibio. Names and locations Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). Reconstructions Proto-Lower Cross River h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imo River
The Imo River (Igbo:Imo) is located in southeastern Nigeria and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. In Akwa Ibom State, the river is known as Imoh River, that is, Inyang Imoh, which translates to ''River of Wealth'' ( means ''river'' or ''ocean'', and means ''wealth''). Its estuary is around wide, and the river has an annual discharge of with 26,000 hectares of wetland. The Imo's tributary rivers are the Otamiri River, Otamiri and Oramiriukwa River, Oramirukwa. The Imo was cleared under the British Empire, British colonial administration of Nigeria in 1907–1908 and 1911; first to Aba, Abia, Aba and then to Udo near Umuahia. The deity, or Alusi of the river is the female ''Imo (mythology), Imo'' who communities surrounding the river believe to be the owner of the river. Mmiri in Igbo language, Ibo or Igbo language means water or rain. A festival for the Alusi is held annually between May and July. The Imo River features an bridge at the crossing between Rivers State and Akwa Ibo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibibio-Efik Languages
Central Ibibio is the major dialect cluster of the Cross River language , Cross River branch of Benue–Congo languages, Benue–Congo. Efik dialect, Efik proper has national status in Nigeria and was erroneously made the literary standard of the Ibibio language, though Ibibio language, Ibibio proper has more native speakers. Varieties Efik-Ibibio is a dialect cluster spoken by about 15 million people of Akwa Ibom State and about 5 million people of Cross River States of Nigeria, making it the fifth largest language cluster in Nigeria after Hausa language, Hausa, Yoruba language, Yoruba, and Igbo language, Igbo. The major Efik-Ibibio languages are: * Anaang language, Anaang (5.5 million speakers, 2018 estimate) * Ibibio language, Ibibio (15 million speakers, including L2 speakers, 2018 estimate) * Efik language, Efik (3 million speakers, 2018 estimate. Efik also has about 2 million second-language speakers.) Minor varieties, according to Williamson and Blench, are: * Ekit language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itu Mbon Uzo Language
Ibuoro is an Ibibio-Efik 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, .... Its dialects are Ibuoro proper, Ito, Itu Mbon Uzo and Nkari. References Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etebi Language
Ekit (Eket) is an Ibibio-Efik 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 Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eki Language
Eki is an Ibibio-Efik 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 {{CrossRiver-lang-stub Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ito Language
Ibuoro is an Ibibio-Efik 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, .... Its dialects are Ibuoro proper, Ito, Itu Mbon Uzo and Nkari. References Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efai Language
Efai is an Ibibio-Efik language Central Ibibio is the major dialect cluster of the Cross River branch of Benue–Congo. Efik proper has national status in Nigeria and was erroneously made the literary standard of the Ibibio language, though Ibibio proper has more native sp ... Oro language of Nigeria. References Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria Oron languages {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idere Language
Idere is an Ibibio-Efik 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 Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Cameroon
The regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 division (political geography), divisions or department (administrative division), departments. The divisions are further subdivided into subdivisions (''arrondissements'') and districts. The divisions are listed below, by Macro-Region and region. The Constitution of Cameroon, constitution divides Cameroon into ten semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council (Cameroon), Regional Council. A presidential decree of 12 November 2008 officially instigated the change from provinces to regions. Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. These leaders are charged with implementing the will of the president, reporting on the general mood and conditions of the regions, administering the civil service, keeping the peace, and overseeing the heads of the smaller administrative units. Governors have broad powers: they may order propaganda in their area and call in the army, gendarmerie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukwa Language
Ukwa is a minor Ibibio-Efik 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 Ibibio-Efik languages Languages of Nigeria {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uda Language
Enwang (Enwan) and Uda are a Lower Cross River language of Nigeria. The two varieties are quite distinct. Uda was the subject of a month-long intensive field methods course through CoLang (the Institute on Collaborative Language Research) in 2012 at the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital .... The course relied on two native speakers from Nigeria. References Lower Cross River languages Languages of Nigeria Oron languages {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
