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 system.

Abanyom
Bakor
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(13,000 cited 1986)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3abm
Glottologaban1242

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.

Sources

  1. Abanyom at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
  • Asinya, O.E. 1987. A reconstruction of the Segmental phonology of Bakor (an Ekoid Bantu language). M.A. Linguistics, University of Port Harcourt


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