Ichi Ekoid

Ichi Ekoid languages chi dialect cluster eyi Southern Bantoid languages , ugbo ku ma ki ichi Ekoid chi southeastern Nigeria manyi owo ka ojane Cameroon. Ma sha du ma dama kpai ichi  Bantu, )Crabb, D.W. 1969. Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja. Cambridge University Press 

 Languages 


 Ami Odu kpai Ugbo ku ma de ojane Nigeria 
Ogane chi ami odu ichi, ukaluka amone ma manyi ugbo ku ma de ojane Nigeria gwi Blench (2019).
IchiClusterDialectsAlternate spellingsOwn name for languageEndonym(s)Other names (location-based)Other names for languageExonym(s)SpeakersLocation(s)Bakor clusterBakorAbanyomBakorAbanyom, AbanyumBefun, Bofon, Mbofon12,500 (1986)Cross River State, Ikom LGA, main village AbangkangEfutopBakorOfutopAgbaragba8,740 (1953), 10,000 (1973 SIL)Cross River State, Ikom LGAEkajukBakorAkajukmore than 10,000 (Crabb 1965); 30,000 (1986 Asinya)Cross River State, Ogoja LGA, Bansara, Nwang, Ntara 1,2 and 3, and Ebanibim townsNde–Nsele–Nta clusterBakor10,000 (1973 SIL)Cross River State, Ikom LGANdeBakorEkamtulufu, Mbenkpe, Udom, Mbofon, Befon4,000 (1953); est. 12,000 (Asinya 1987)NseleBakorNselle1,000 (1953); est. 3,000 (Asinya 1987)NtaBakorAtam, Afunatamest. 4,500 (Asinya 1987)Nkem–Nkum clusterBakorCross River State, Ogoja LGANkemBakorNkim, Ogoja, Ishibori, Isibiri, OgbojaNkimOgojaIshibori11,000 (1953); est 18,000 (Asinya 1987)NkumBakor5,700 (1953); est. 16,500 (Asinya 1987)NnamBakorNdem1,230 (1953); est. 3,000 (Asinya 1987)Cross River State, Ikom and Ogoja LGAsEjagham clusterEjagham5 dialects in Nigeria, 4 in CameroonEkoi (Efik name)80,000 total: 45,000 in Nigeria, 35,000 in Cameroon (1982 SIL)Cross River State, Akamkpa, Ikom, Odukpani and Calabar LGAs, and in CameroonBendegheEjaghamBindege, Bindiga, DindigaMbumaCross River State, Ikom LGAEtung NorthEjaghamIcuatai13,900 (1963)Cross River State, Ikom LGAEtung SouthEjagham4,200 (1963)Cross River State, Ikom and Akamkpa LGAsEjaghamEjaghamEkwe, Ejagam, AkamkpaCross River State, Akamkpa LGA and in CameroonEkinEjaghamQua, Kwa, AquaAbakpa900 active adult males (1944–45): bilingual in Efik (Cook 1969b)Cross River State, Odukpani and Calabar LGAsNdoe clusterNdoe3,000 (1953)Cross River State, Ikom LGAEkparabongNdoeAkparabongTowns above 2,102 and 310, respectively, (1953)Akparabong Town, Bendeghe AffiBalepNdoeAnep, Anyeb619 (1953)Balep and OpuMbeIdum, Ikumtale, OdajeMbeM̀ bèKetuen, Mbube (Western)9,874 (1963); 14,300 (1973 SIL); 20-30,000 (2008 est.). 7 villages (Bansan, Benkpe, Egbe, Ikumtak, Idibi, Idum, Odajie)Cross River State, Ogoja LGA

 Phonology 
Alu ku ma ki vowel Proto-Ekoid chi */i e ɛ a ɔ o u/;

Alu ku ma ki consonant nwu chi:
LabialAlveolarPalatal /PostalveolarVelarLabiovelarNasalmnɲ ~ ŋŋmStop /Affricatep bt dtʃ dʒk ɡkp ɡbFricativef vs zʃRhoticrApproximantβljɣw

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