Oron language

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The Oron language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Oron people of southeastern Nigeria, particularly in coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State.

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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.

Oron people hasLanguage Oron language
Ibibio language closelyRelatedTo Oron language
this entity surface form: Oro language