Oron language
E940527
The Oron language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Oron people of southeastern Nigeria, particularly in coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oro language | 1 |
| Oron language canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akwa Ibom State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oron culture ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Efik language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibibio language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Oron people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | oron1244 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Oron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Oron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oron-Ibibio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Efik language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eket language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibibio language ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | orx ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Lower Cross River languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeSpeakers | Oron people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Cross subgroup of Cross River languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Akwa Ibom State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenIn | coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State ⓘ |
| spokenInLocalGovernmentArea |
Mbo Local Government Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okobo Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Oron Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Udung Uko Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Urue-Offong/Oruko Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic-Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River languages ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication among Oron people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local churches in Oron areas
ⓘ
local radio broadcasts in Oron areas ⓘ traditional ceremonies of Oron people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oro language