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Aspects Of Adim Morphology
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Cross River
Upper Cross
Central
North–South
Oring (Koring), Kukele, (Kohumono, Agwagwune, Umon), Ubaghara
East–West
Ikom, Lokaa, Mbembe, Legbo, etc.
Ukpet-Ehom
Agoi, Doko, Iyongiyong
Kiong, Korop
Lower Cross
Iko, Ibino, Ibibio (a dialect cluster), Oro, Okobo, Ebughu, Ilue, Enwang-Uda, Usaghade
Obolo
Ogoni
East
West
Central Delta
Abuan, Odual
Kugbo, Ogbia, etc.
1.5 GENETIC CLASSIFICATION
Cross River
Cross
River languages are spoken primarily in Akwa Ibom, Cross River and
Rivers State. There are about 60 languages classified in two sub-groups:
Bendi and Delta-Cross. The largest members are Ibibio, Efik, and
Anaang.
The following classification of the Cross River languages is taken from Crozier and Blench (1992):
a.
Bendi
i) Bekwarra ii). Bete-Bendi iii). Obanliku cluster (incl. Basang, Bebi,
Bishiri, Bisu, and Busi) iv). Ukpe-Bayobiri v). Ubang vi). Alege vii).
Obe cluster (incl. Obe, Afrike, Utugwang, Okworogung, and Okworotung)
viii). Bumaji ix). Bokyi
b.
Delta-Cross i). Central Delta a)
Abua, Odual b) Kugbo, Mini, Kolo cluster (incl. Kolo, Oloib,.iri, and
Anyama), Ogbronuagum, Obulom, Ogbogolo
ii). Ogoni a) Eleme, Ban b) Kana, Gokana
iii). Lower Cross a) Central:Anaang, Efai, Efik, Ekit, Etebi, Ibibio, Ibuoro, Itu Mon Uzo, Nkari
Ukwa
b) Ebughu c) Enwang, Uda d)Ibino e) Iko f) Ilue g) Obolo h)Okobo i) Oro j) Usakade (in Cameroon)
iv). Upper Cross group
a). Central: i). North-South
a) Oring cluster (incl. Ufia, Ufiom, and Okpoto), Kukele, Uzekwe
b)Ubaghara cluster (incl. Biakpan, Ikun, Etono, Ugbem, and Utuma)
Kohumono
Agwagwune cluster (also incl. Erei, Abini, Adim, Abayongo, and Etono II)
Umon
ii).East-West
a) Olulumo-Ikom b) Lokaa, Nkukoli, Lubila c) Mbembe, Legbo, Leyigha, Lenyima
d). Ukpet-Ehom e). Agoi, Doko-Uyanga, Bakpinka f). Kiong, Korop, Odut
(ENCARTA SEARCH ENGINE. 2009)
(Dr. Uwe Seibert,Department of Languages and Linguistics Faculty of Arts
University of Jos)
KHOISAN
AFRO-ASIATIC
NILO-SAHARAN
NIGER-KORDOFANIAN
African languages
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