Abanyom
Abanyom is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 12.5 thousand people.
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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 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.
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Words in Abanyom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nɛnkal | |
| person | nE* | |
| name | beN* | |
| eye | m3r* | |
| ear | toN* | |
| nose | Nmuol* | |
| tooth | m3n* | |
| tongue | rebe* | |
| blood | loN* | |
| bone | kub* | |
| skin | go* | |
| knee | ruN* | |
| breast | bEl* | |
| liver | ghed* | |
| water | àlɨb | |
| fire | gon* | |
| rain | àlɨb | |
| mountain | woN* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | 5an* | |
| night | lag3tu* | |
| dog | go* | |
| fish | ri* | |
| louse | bol* | |
| one | nj3r3N* | |
| two | b3bal* | |
| ten | wóbá | |
| drink | wo* | |
| see | yEn* | |
| hear | yog* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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