Abanyom

ABM

vigorous

Alternate Names: Abanyum, Befun, Bofon, Mbofon

Dialects: None known. Other Bakor varieties not intelligible unless acquired. Lexical similarity: 71% with Nkem-Nkum ,, 72% with Nnam ,, 66%–68% with Ekajuk ,, 65%–67% with Nde-Nsele-Nta ,, 56% with Efutop ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Ekoid
Bakor

Demographics: 12,500 (1986).

Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Most also use Nigerian Pidgin [pcm]. Also use Ekajuk [eka], Nde-Nsele-Nta [ndd], Nkem-Nkum [isi], Nnam [nbp]. Used as L2 by Nde-Nsele-Nta [ndd].

Language Development: English [eng] used in school.

Nation of Origin: Nigeria