Efutop
Efutop is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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The Futop language, Efutop (Ofutop), is an Ekoid language of Nigeria. The E- in Efutop represents the class prefix for "language", analogous to the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili.
One of a number of similar but distinct languages spoken in the Cross River region, its area includes the town of Abaragba as well as Ekpokpa, Mkpura, Ndim, Okanga-Nkpansi, Okanga-Njimowan, and Okosura. The vocabulary for David W. Crabb's item in Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja was from Mr. Anthony A. Eyam of Abaragba.
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Words in Efutop
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | n̄jɛ̄nkán | |
| person | niE* | |
| name | biN* | |
| eye | m3r* | |
| ear | tuN* | |
| nose | mun* | |
| tooth | m3n* | |
| tongue | lib3* | |
| hand | buo* | |
| blood | luN* | |
| bone | k3b* | |
| skin | gugu* | |
| knee | duN* | |
| breast | biEn* | |
| liver | miEr* | |
| water | àlə́b | |
| fire | gun* | |
| stone | tan* | |
| mountain | gun* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | 5an3* | |
| night | t3N* | |
| dog | wuo* | |
| fish | 5aml3b* | |
| louse | ban3* | |
| one | zizi* | |
| two | ban* | |
| drink | wuo* | |
| see | 53N* | |
| hear | yuog* |
* 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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