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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.

Efutop
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Native speakers	(10,000 cited 1973)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Ekoid Efutop–Ekajuk Efutop
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ofu
Glottolog	efut1242

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]

Phonology

Tone

Significant tone is important in this language.

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]

References

External links

• Efutop basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

На других языках

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[de] Efutop

Die Sprache Efutop (auch Agbaragba und Ofutop genannt; ISO 639-3: ofu[1]) ist eine ekoide Sprache, die von 10.000 Personen[2] im nigerianischen Bundesstaat Cross River gesprochen wird.

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- [en] Futop language

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[es] Idioma efutop

El Efutop (también conocido como Agbaragba y Ofutop)[2] es un idioma hablado en el sudeste de Nigeria, en el área de gobierno local de Ikom, en el estado de Cross River.

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