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Futop language
Ekoid language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[2]
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Vocabulary
Some vocabulary (in a simplified orthography, without tone markings):
- nhnham - animal (low tone-low tone) nh is palatal
- nggurɛgbɛ - antelope (low-low-low-low) ng is syllabic
- obuɔ - arm, hand
- ngkuɔn - bee
- mmuɔn - child
- ofuu - day (low-high)
- nim - do (low)
- yum - dry (high tone)
- yinə - forget (high-low).[3]
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