Obanliku (Banliku, Abanliku) is a Bendi language of Nigeria. There are five dialects or varieties: Bisu, Busi, Bishiri, Basang and Bebi.[2]
| Obanliku | |
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| Banliku | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
Native speakers | (65,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bzy |
| Glottolog | oban1244 |
In a 2011 survey, it was found that the Bisu, Busi, Bishiri and Bebi dialects share above 75% lexical similarity and are mutually intelligible, but the southwestern Basang dialect had less than 75%, causing some difficulty for speakers of the other dialects.[3] Basang speakers could understand the other dialects, however.[4] Additionally, all Obanliku speakers have some understanding of the neighbouring Bete-Bendi language, mainly through learning it at the market;[5] the Obanliku and Bete-Bendi languages also had an average of 70% lexical similarity.[3]
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