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 system.
| Abanyom | |
|---|---|
| Bakor | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Cross River State |
Native speakers | (13,000 cited 1986)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abm |
| Glottolog | aban1242 |
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
edit- ^ Abanyom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Sources
edit- 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
edit- Abanyom basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
- Listen to a sample of Abanyom from Global Recordings Network
This article about Southern Bantoid languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |