Bendi Languages
Ichi Bendi chi am'ichi k'ichẹ ka efu abo Cross River State ku ma kwi southeastern Nigeria aka. Bokyi che ichi Bendi ka ki abo ki bọ aka yi Cameroon. Ma gbaluka abo lẹ tefu Cross River languages iko ki le gwudu i, ma chi ẹtọ ka ki kwi Southern Bantoid, ku ma chẹñwu aluka kpai abo Ekoid languages.[1]ma ch'ukọchẹ lugbo Ichi Bendi, ama ukọlọ ukọchẹ lẹ ku ma chelẹ dọmọ n abẹ ku ma du t'ejugege tan.Amonẹ ma abo ki dẹ ru ich ma ku ma dọ (Ubang) ki nẹ ei abobulẹ kpai abokẹlẹ.
Ichi
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Am'ichi Obudu-Obanlikwu-Eastern Boki chi:
- Alege, Obanliku, Bekwarra, Bete-Bendi, Bokyi, Bumaji, Utugwang, Ubang, Ukpe-Bayobiri.
Odu ma kpai ugbo ku ma dẹ
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Odu ma, uwewe ma, kpai ugbo ku ma dẹ ku man kọ tanẹ kwefu Blench ( ọdọ 2019) dọganẹ i.[2]
| ichi | Cluster | ami ichi | alu ku ma dabi ko le | alu ku ma ko le | ami odu ichi manyi ugbo ku ma de | ami odu omune | Exonym(s) | ukaluka amone ku ma ki ichi | ugbo ki de |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bekwarra | Bekwara, Bekworra | Yakoro | 27,500 (1953), 34,000 (1963), 60,000 (1985 SIL) | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | |||||
| Obanliku | Basang (Bàsáu), Bebi, Bishiri, Bisu (Gayi), Busi | Abanliku | 19,800 (1963); estimated 65,000 (Faraclas 1989) | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | |||||
| Obe cluster | Obe | Mbube Eastern (a geographical name); Ogberia | Mbe Afal (by the Mbe) | 16,341 (1963) | Cross River State, Obudu LGA. 6 villages: Nkim, Ogboria Ogang, Ogboria Uchuruo, Ojerim (Ojirim), Árágbán, and Òbósó. | ||||
| Mgbenege | Obe | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | |||||||
| Utugwang | Obe | Otugwang | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | ||||||
| Okwọrọgung | Obe | Okorogung | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | ||||||
| Ukwortung | Obe | Okorotung, Okwọrọtung | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | ||||||
| Ubang | Ùbâŋ | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | |||||||
| Ukpe–Bayobiri cluster | Ukpe–Bayobiri | 12,000 (1973 SIL) | Cross River State, Obudu and Ikom LGAs | ||||||
| Ukpe | Ukpe–Bayobiri | ||||||||
| Bayobiri | Ukpe–Bayobiri | ||||||||
| Alege | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | ||||||||
| Bete–Bendi | Bete, Bendi | Bette–Bendi | Dama | 17,250 (1952), 36,800 (1963) | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | ||||
| Bumaji | Bumaji | umuji | Bumaji | Cross River State, Obudu LGA | |||||
| Afrike-Irungene cluster | Afrike-Irungene | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | |||||||
| Afrike | Afrike-Irungene | Aferikpe | 3,500 (1953) | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | |||||
| Irungene | Afrike-Irungene | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | |||||||
| Bokyi | By clans: Abo, Bashua, Boje, East Boki, Irruan, Osokum, Basua/Ɓashua, Wula: Báswó, Okúndi, Kecwan | Boki | Nki, Okii, Uki | Nfua | 43,000 (1963); 50,000 in Nigeria (1987 UBS), 3,700 in Cameroon (SIL) | Cross River State, Ikom, Ogoja and Obudu LGAs; and in Cameroon |
Aluka
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ed'eju go aluka ojoji ojoji efu ichi du:[3]
| Ichi | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bekwarra | kìn | -hà | -cià | -nè | -dyaŋ | -dyaàkìn (5 + 1) | -dièhà (5 + 2) | -diècià (5 + 3) | -diènè (5 + 4) | irifo |
| Bete-Bendi (Bə̀ttə́) (1) | ìkèn | ìfè | ìkíé | ìnè | ìdíɔ́ŋ | ìdíɔ́ŋ ìkèn (5 + 1) | ìdíɔ́ŋ ìfè (5 + 2) | ìdíɔ́ŋ ìkíé (5 + 3) | ìdíɔ́ŋ ìnè (5 + 4) | lèhʷó |
| Bete-Bendi (Bette) (2) | iken | ifee | ikʲe | inde | idʲoŋ | idʲoŋ-iken (5 + 1) | idʲoŋ-ifee (5 + 2) | idʲoŋ-ikʲe (5 + 3) | idʲoŋ-inde (5 + 4) | lihʷo |
| Bokyi | kìbɒ́ŋɛ̀ | bìfɛ̀ː | bìt͡ʃât | bìɲìː | bìtáŋɛ̀ | ɲât͡ʃât (lit: "add three") | kát͡ʃákáɲì (lit: 3 plus 4) | ɲíríɲì (lit: 4 plus 4) | kátáŋɛ̀káɲì (lit: 5 plus 4) | děːk͡púː |
Reference
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ Blench, Roger (2011). "'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu" (PDF). Berlin: Humboldt University. p. 17.
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ↑ Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Niger-Congo Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.