Abanyom language

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
Bakor
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Native speakers	(13,000 cited 1986)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Ekoid Efutop–Ekajuk Abanyom
Language codes
ISO 639-3	abm
Glottolog	aban1242

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.

References

1. Abanyom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

Sources

• Asinya, O.E. 1987. A reconstruction of the Segmental phonology of Bakor (an Ekoid Bantu language). M.A. Linguistics, University of Port Harcourt

External links

• Abanyom basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
• Listen to a sample of Abanyom from Global Recordings Network