Abanyom language

Abanyom
Bakor
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(13,000 cited 1986)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3abm
Glottologaban1242

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 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.

  1. ^ Abanyom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon