Bokyi
Bokyi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Bokyi (Boki, Nfua, Nki, Okii, Osikom, Osukam, Uki, Vaaneroki) is a regionally important Bendi language spoken by the Bokyi people of northern Cross River State, Nigeria. It is ranked amongst the first fifteen languages of the about 520 living languages in Nigeria, with a few thousand speakers in Cameroon.
Major dialects include Abu (Abo, Baswo), Irruan, Osokom (Okundi) and Wula. In 2026, Roger Blench determined Abu to be a separate Bendi language that is not particularly closely related to Bokyi.
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Words in Bokyi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | lejen* | |
| eye | deji* | |
| ear | atoN* | |
| nose | njuN* | |
| tooth | aSiaN* | |
| tongue | kabau* | |
| hand | eSemekue* | |
| blood | aloN* | |
| bone | keku* | |
| skin | ekob* | |
| knee | lelom* | |
| breast | abe* | |
| liver | atem* | |
| water | ɔmo | |
| fire | okua* | |
| sun | eSu* | |
| star | legbele* | |
| stone | oka* | |
| mountain | kako* | |
| tree | keji* | |
| leaf | boSian* | |
| night | vuju* | |
| fish | kakole* | |
| louse | ohla* | |
| one | aboNe* | |
| two | afe* | |
| drink | dyuab* | |
| see | lia* | |
| hear | dyuo* | |
| come | ba* |
* 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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