Gwune language

Upper Cross River language spoken in Nigeria
Gwune
Agwagwune
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1973)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Cross River
        • Upper Cross
          • Central
            • North–South
              • Ubaghara–Kohumono
                • Gwune
Language codes
ISO 639-3yay
Glottologagwa1247

The Gwune language, also known as Agwagwune, is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria spoken by the Akunakuna people. It is a dialect cluster named after its prestige variety; others are Abayongo, Abini, Dim (Adim), Orum, Erei, Etono.

References

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


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