Efik (language)

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Efik

Spoken in

Nigeria
speaker 500,000
Linguistic
classification

Niger Congo Languages

  • Volta Congo
    Efik
Official status
Official language in Nigeria
Language codes
ISO 639 -1

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ISO 639 -2

efi

ISO 639-3

efi

Efik or Calabar is a language spoken by 500,000 people in Nigeria in the Cross River State in Calabar and the surrounding area, including the second speakers , the number of speakers is estimated at 2 to 3 million. The speakers are also called Efik . Efik belongs to the Cross-River branch of the Benue-Congo languages , a large sub-unit of the Niger-Congo . It is considered one of the official Nigerian languages ​​and is used in schools, universities and adult education. Its use as a lingua franca is declining. Efik is written in Latin script (with special characters), there are radio and TV programs.

Map of the languages ​​of Nigeria, (Efik-) Ibibio can be found in the southeastern corner of the country

literature

  • Hugh Goldie: Dictionary of the Efïk language, in two parts. Glasgow 1862.
  • Ernest E. Pritchard: An Efik grammar. London 1963.

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