Ubaghara language

Cross River language spoken in Nigeria
Ubaghara
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1985)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Cross River
        • Upper Cross
          • Central
            • North–South
              • Ubaghara–Kohumono
                • Ubaghara
Language codes
ISO 639-3byc
Glottologubag1245

Ubaghara is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. 80% of speakers speak the principal dialect, Biakpan and Efik interchangeably.

Dialects

Ubaghara dialects according to Blench (2019):[2]

  • Biakpan
  • Ikun
  • Etono
  • Ugbem
  • Utuma

References

  1. ^ Ubaghara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.


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