Lower Cross
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Lower Cross is a branch of the Cross River language family that comprises several closely related languages spoken primarily in southeastern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Cross canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
subgroup of languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup in Cross River classification ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Cross River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lower Cross River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Cross subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Abua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anaang NERFINISHED ⓘ Andoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Atam NERFINISHED ⓘ Efik NERFINISHED ⓘ Eket NERFINISHED ⓘ Epie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibeno NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibesikpo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibibio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibino NERFINISHED ⓘ Ika (Lower Cross) NERFINISHED ⓘ Iko NERFINISHED ⓘ Ito NERFINISHED ⓘ Itu Mbon Uzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalabari NERFINISHED ⓘ Obolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Okobo NERFINISHED ⓘ Okrika NERFINISHED ⓘ Oron NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (via member languages) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyLevel | low-level subgroup within Cross River ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature | closely related member languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Cross River language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | south–south Nigeria ⓘ |
| researchField |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenInState |
Akwa Ibom State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom State
ⓘ
ethnic groups of Cross River State ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.