Abua language

Abua (Abuan) jẹ́ èdè tí àwọn ará ilé Ìpínlẹ̀ Delta ń sọ ní orílẹ̀ èdè Nàìjíríà. Apá àárín Delta ni àwọn Olùsọ èdè yìí wá.

Abua
Sísọ ní	Nigeria
Ọjọ́ ìdásílẹ̀	1989
Agbègbè	Rivers State
Ìye àwọn afisọ̀rọ̀	25,000
Èdè ìbátan	Niger-Kóngò Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Central Delta Abua–Odual Abua
Àwọn àmìọ̀rọ̀ èdè
ISO 639-3	abn

Ìlànà Kíkọ

Álífáábẹ́tì Èdè Abua

a

aa

ạ

ạạ

b

ḅ

d

ḍ

e

ee

ẹ

ẹẹ

f

g

gb

gh

i

ii

ị

ịị

j

k

kp

l

m

n

nm

ng

ny

o

oo

ọ

ọọ

p

ph

r

s

t

u

uu

ụ

ụụ

v

w

y

z

Fonọ́lọ́jì

Kọ́ńsónántì

		Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Alveolo- palatal	Palatal	Labial–velar	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal		m		n		ɲ	ŋ͡m	ŋ
Stop	unvoiced	p		t			k͡p	k
	voiced	b		d			ɡ͡b	g
Affricate
Fricative	unvoiced		f	s						h
	voiced	β	v	z				ɣ
Tap/flap				ɺ
Trill				r
Lateral approximant				l
Semivowel						j	w
Implosive		ɓ		ɗ

Fáwẹ́lì

	iwájú	Àárín -iwájú	Àarín	Àárín-Ẹ̀yìn	Ẹ̀yìn
Close	i	e	ɨ	o	u
Near-close				ʊ
Mid			ə
Open	a	ɛ		ɔ

Ìró Ohùn

Èdè Abua ni iro ohùn mẹ́ta. /˦/ jẹ́ ohùn òkè , /˨/ jẹ́ ohùn Ìsàlẹ̀, àti /↓˦/ jẹ́ ohùn àárín .^[1]

Àkójọ Àwọn Èdè tí ó wà ní Orílẹ̀ Èdè Nàìjíríà

Èyí jẹ́ àtòkọ̀ àwọn onírúurú èdè tí ó wà ní Nàìjíríà tí akọ lè kà á tàbí mọ̀ tán.^[1][2][3][4]

S/N	Language	Alternate names	Number of speakers	Native speakers	States spoken in	Current status	Language Varieties
1	Abanyom	Abanyum, Befun, Bofon, Mbofon	13,000		Cross River	Active	2
	Nigerian Pidgin English	Broken. Pidgin	80,200,000		All States
2	Abon	Abong, Abõ, Ba'ban	1,000		Taraba
3	Abua	Odual, Abuan	25,000		Rivers
4	Abureni	Mini	4,000		Bayelsa
5	Achipa	Achipawa	5,000		Kebbi
6	Adim				Cross River
7	Aduge		30,000		Anambra
8	Adun				Cross River
9	Afade	Affade, Afadeh, Afada, Kotoko, Moga			Borno, Yobe
10	Afo				Plateau
11	Afrike	Afrerikpe	60,000		Cross River
12	Ajawa	Aja, Ajanci			Bauchi	Extinct
13	Akaju-Ndem	Akajuk			Cross River	Active
14	Akweya-Yachi				Benue
15	Alago	Arago			Plateau
16	Amo
17	Anaguta
18	Annang		1,000,000		Akwa Ibom
19	Angas		368,000		Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau
20	Ankwei				Plateau
21	Arabic	Chadian Arabic also known as Shuwa Arabic	265,000	265,000	Borno by Shuwa Arabs
22	Anyima				Cross River
23	Arum				Nasarawa
24	Attakar	Ataka			Kaduna
25	Auyoka	Auyokawa, Auyakawa, Awiaka			Jigawa
26	Awori				Lagos, Ogun
27	Ayu				Kaduna
28	Babur				Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe
29	Bachama				Adamawa
30	Bachere				Cross River
31	Bada				Plateau
32	Bade				Yobe
33	Bakulung				Taraba
34	Bali
35	Bambora	Bambarawa			Bauchi
36	Bambuko				Taraba
37	Banda	Bandawa
38	Banka	Bankalawa			Bauchi
39	Banso	Panso			Adamawa
40	Bara	Barawa			Bauchi
41	Barke
42	Baruba	Barba			Niger
43	Bashiri	Bashirawa			Plateau
44	Basa				Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau
45	Batta				Adamawa
46	Baushi				Niger
47	Baya				Adamawa
48	Bekwarra				Cross River
49	Bele	Buli, Belewa			Bauchi
50	Betso	Bete			Taraba
51	Bette				Cross River
52	Bilei				Adamawa Rivers
53	Bille		40,000
54	Bina	Binawa			Kaduna
55	Bini				Edo
56	Birom				Plateau
57	Bobua				Taraba
58	Boki	Nki			Cross River
59	Bokkos				Plateau
60	Boko	Bussawa, Bargawa			Niger
61	Bole	Bolewa			Bauchi, Yobe
62	Botlere				Adamawa
63	Boma	Bomawa, Burmano			Bauchi
64	Bomboro
65	Buduma				Borno, Niger
66	Buji				Plateau
67	Buli				Bauchi
68	Bunu				Kogi
69	Bura	Bura-Pabir			Borno, Adamawa, Yobe
70	Burak				Bauchi
71	Burma	Burmawa			Plateau
72	Buru				Yobe
73	Buta	Butawa			Bauchi
74	Bwall				Plateau
75	Bwatiye				Adamawa
76	Bwazza
77	Challa				Plateau
78	Chama	Chamawa Fitilai			Bauchi
79	Chamba	Chamba Daka, Chamba Leko			Adamawa, Taraba	2
80	Chamo				Bauchi
81	Cibak	Chibbak, Chibok			Borno
82	Chinine				Borno
83	Chip				Plateau
84	Chokobo
85	Chukkol				Taraba
86	Cipu	Western Acipa	20,000		Kebbi, Niger
87	Daba				Adamawa
88	Dadiya				Bauchi
89	Daka				Adamawa
90	Dakarkari				Niger, Kebbi
91	Danda	Dandawa			Kebbi
92	Dangsa				Taraba
93	Daza	Dere, Derewa			Bauchi
94	Degema				Rivers
95	Deno	Denawa			Bauchi
96	Dghwede		30,000		Borno
97	Diba				Taraba
98	Doemak	Dumuk			Plateau
99	Duguri				Bauchi
100	Duka	Dukawa			Kebbi
101	Duma	Dumawa			Bauchi
102	Ebana	Ebani			Rivers
103	Ebirra	Igbirra	1,000,000		Edo, Kogi, Ondo
104	Ebu				Edo, Kogi, Delta (Anioma)
105	Efik				Cross River
106	Egbema				Rivers, Imo
107	Eggon				Plateau
108	Egun	Gùn			Lagos, Ogun
109	Ejagham	Jagham			Cross River
110	Ekajuk
111	Eket				Akwa Ibom
112	Ekoi				Cross River
113	Ekpeye	Ekpe ye			Rivers
114	Engenni	Ngene
115	Epie
116	English		178,000,000	40,000,000		4
117	Esan	Ishan			Edo
118	Etche				Rivers
119	Etolu	Etilo			Benue
120	Etsako	Afenmai			Edo
121	Etung				Cross River
122	Etuno				Edo
123	Falli				Adamawa
124	French		1,000,000	200,000	Bordering states of Nigeria
125	Fula	Fulani, Fulbe, Fulfulde	15,000,000	12,000,000	Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe	7
126	Fyam	Fyem			Plateau
127	Fyer	Fer
128	Ga’anda				Adamawa
129	Gade				Niger
130	Galambi				Bauchi
131	Gamergu	Mulgwa, Malgo, Malgwa			Borno
132	Ganawuri	Qanawuri			Plateau
133	Gavako				Borno
134	Gbedde				Kogi
135	Gbo	Agbo, Legbo			Cross River
136	Gengle				Taraba
137	Geji				Bauchi
138	Gera	Gere, Gerawa
139	Geruma	Gerumawa			Bauchi, Plateau
140	Gingwak				Bauchi
141	Gira				Adamawa
142	Gizigz
143	Goernai				Kaduna
144	Gong		100,000			Plateau
145	Gokana	Kana			Rivers
146	Gombi				Adamawa
147	Gornun	Gmun			Taraba
148	Gonia
149	Gubi	Gubawa			Bauchi
150	Gude				Adamawa
151	Gudu
152	Gure				Kaduna
153	Gurmana				Niger
154	Gururntum				Bauchi
155	Gusu				Plateau
156	Gwa	Gurawa			Adamawa
157	Gwamba
158	Gwandara				Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
159	Gwari	Gbari			Kaduna, Niger, FCT, Nasarawa,Kogi
160	Gwom				Taraba
161	Gwoza		40,000		Borno
162	Gyem				Bauchi
163	Hausa		63,000,000	38,700,000	Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Niger, Taraba, Sokoto, Zamfara	9
164	Humono	Kohumono			Cross River
165	Holma				Adamawa
166	Hona
167	Hyam	Ham, Jaba, Jabba			Kaduna
168	Ibeno				Akwa Ibom
169	Ibibio		10,700,000	6,200,000	Akwa Ibom, Cross River
170	Ichen				Adamawa
171	Idoma				Benue, Taraba
172	Igala				Kogi, Benue, Delta, Anambra
173	Igbo		31,000,000	31,000,000	Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Rivers	3
174	Igede	Egede			Benue
175	Ijaw	Izon	2,440,000	2,440,000	Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom
176	Ijumu				Kogi
176	Ika				Delta, Edo
177	Ikorn				Cross River
178	Irigwe				Plateau
179	Isoko				Delta
180	Isekiri	Itsekiri	1,000,000
181	Iyala	Iyalla			Cross River
182	Izere	Izarek, Fizere, Fezere, Feserek, Afizarek, Afizare, Afusare, Jari, Jarawa, Jarawan Dutse, Hill Jarawa, Jos-Zarazon.	100,000		Plateau
183	Izondjo				Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers
184	Jahuna	Jahunawa			Taraba
185	Jaku				Bauchi
186	Jara	Jaar, Jarawa, Jarawa-Dutse
187	Jere	Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa			Bauchi, Plateau
188	Jero				Taraba
189	Jibu				Adamawa
190	Jidda-Abu				Plateau
191	Jimbin	Jimbinawa			Bauchi
192	Jirai				Adamawa
193	Jju	Kaje, Kache			Kaduna
194	Jonjo	Jenjo			Taraba
195	Jukun				Bauchi, Benue, Taraba, Plateau
196	Kaba	Kabawa			Taraba
197	Kadara	Ajuah, Ajure, Adaa, Adara, Azuwa, Ajuwa, Azuwa,Àdàkọ:Cn Eda			Kaduna,[5] Niger[6]
198	Kafanchan				Kaduna
199	Kagoro
200	Kajuru	Kajurawa
201	Kaka	Manenguba			Adamawa
202	Kamaku	Karnukawa			Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger
203	Kambari				Kebbi, Niger
204	Kamwe	(Kapsiki) in Cameroon	1.2 million native speakers		Adamawa, Borno and Republic of Cameroon	Active[7]
205	Kamo				Bauchi	Active
206	Kanakuru	Dera			Adamawa, Borno
207	Kanembu				Borno
208	Kanikon				Kaduna
209	Kantana				Plateau
210	Kanufi				Kaduna[8]
211	Kanuri		8,150,000	7,650,000	Borno, Kaduna, Adamawa, Kano, Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe
212	Karai-Karai (language)	Karaikarai, Karekare			Bauchi, Yobe
213	Karimjo				Taraba
214	Kariya				Bauchi
215	Katab	Kataf			Kaduna
216	Kenern	Koenoem			Plateau
217	Kenton				Taraba
218	Kiballo	Kiwollo			Kaduna
219	Kilba				Adamawa
220	Kirfi	Kirfawa			Bauchi
221	Koma				Taraba
222	Kona
223	Koro	Kwaro			Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa
224	Kubi	Kubawa			Bauchi
225	Kudachano	Kudawa			Bauchi
226	Kugama				Taraba
227	Kulere	Kaler			Plateau
228	Kunini				Taraba
229	Kurama				Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
230	Kurdul				Adamawa
231	Kushi				Bauchi
232	Kuteb				Taraba
233	Kutin
234	Kwah	Baa	18,000		Adamawa
235	Kwalla				Plateau
236	Kwami	Kwom			Bauchi
237	Kwanchi				Taraba
238	Kwanka	Kwankwa			Bauchi, Plateau
239	Kwaro				Plateau
240	Kwato
241	Kyenga	Kengawa			Sokoto
242	Laaru	Larawa			Niger
243	Lakka				Adamawa
244	Lala
245	Lama				Taraba
246	Lamja
247	Lau
248	Ubbo				Adamawa
249	Limono				Bauchi, Plateau
250	Lopa	Lupa, Lopawa			Niger
251	Longuda	Lunguda			Adamawa, Bauchi
252	Mabo				Plateau
253	Mada				Kaduna, Plateau
254	Mama				Plateau
255	Mambilla				Adamawa
256	Manchok				Kaduna
257	Mandara	Wandala			Borno
258	Manga	Mangawa			Yobe
259	Margi				Adamawa, Borno
260	Matakarn				Adamawa
261	Mbembe				Cross River, Enugu
262	Mbol				Adamawa
263	Mbube				Cross River
264	Mbula				Adamawa
265	Mbum				Taraba
266	Memyang	Meryan			Plateau
267	Miango
268	Miligili	Migili
269	Miya	Miyawa			Bauchi
270	Mobber				Borno
271	Montol				Plateau
272	Moruwa	Moro’a, Morwa			Kaduna
273	Muchaila				Adamawa
274	Mumuye				Taraba
275	Mundang				Adamawa
276	Mupun		1,000,000		Plateau
278	Mushere
279	Mwahavul	Mwaghavul
280	Ndoro				Taraba
281	Ngamo				Bauchi, Yobe
282	Ngizim				Yobe
283	Ngweshe	Ndhang, Ngoshe-Ndhang			Adamawa, Borno
284	Ningi	Ningawa			Bauchi
285	Ninzam	Ninzo			Kaduna, Plateau
286	Njayi				Adamawa
287	Nkim				Cross River
288	Nkum
289	Nokere	Nakere			Plateau
290	Nsukka				Enugu State and some parts of Kogi state
291	Nunku				Kaduna, Plateau
292	Nupe				Niger, Kwara, Kogi, FCT
293	Nyandang				Taraba
294	Obolo	Andoni			Akwa Ibom, Rivers
295	Ogba	Ogba	1000+		Rivers
296	Ogbia				Bayelsa
297	Ofutop	Ofutop (okangha(2)	5,000	4,000	Ikom, Okuni, Cross River
298	Ogori				Kwara
299	Okobo	Okkobor			Akwa Ibom
300	Okpamheri				Edo
301	Okpe	Okpe	1,000,000		Delta
302	Olulumo				Cross River
302	Oro	Oron	1,000,000		Akwa Ibom
303	Owan				Edo
304	Owe				Kwara
305	Oworo
306	Pa’a	Pa’awa, Afawa			Bauchi
307	Pai				Plateau
308	Panyam				Taraba
309	Pero				Bauchi
310	Pire				Adamawa
311	Pkanzom				Taraba
312	Poll
313	Polchi Habe				Bauchi
314	Pongo	Pongu			Niger
315	Potopo				Taraba
315	Pyapun	Piapung			Plateau
317	Qua				Cross River
318	Rebina	Rebinawa			Bauchi
319	Reshe				Kebbi, Niger
320	Rindire	Rendre			Plateau
321	Rishuwa				Kaduna
322	Ron				Plateau
323	Rubu				Niger
324	Rukuba				Plateau
325	Rumada				Kaduna
326	Rumaya
327	Sakbe				Taraba
328	Sanga				Bauchi
329	Sate				Taraba
330	Saya	Sayawa, Za’ar			Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna, Abuja, Niger, Kogi
331	Segidi	Sigidawa			Bauchi
332	Shanga	Shangawa			Sokoto
333	Shangawa	Shangau			Plateau
334	Shan-Shan				Plateau
335	Shira	Shirawa			Kano
336	Shomo				Taraba
337	Shuwa				Adamawa, Borno
338	Sikdi				Plateau
339	Siri	Sirawa			Bauchi
340	Srubu	Surubu			Kaduna
341	Sukur				Adamawa
342	Sura				Plateau
343	Tangale				Bauchi
344	Tarok				Plateau, Taraba
345	Teme				Adamawa
346	Tera	Terawa			Bauchi, Bomo
347	Teshena	Teshenawa			Kano
348	Tigon				Adamawa
349	Tikar				Taraba
350	Tiv		5,000,000		Benue, Plateau,adamawa, Taraba, Nasarawa	2
351	Tula				Bauchi
352	Tur				Adamawa
353	Ufia				Benue
354	Ukelle	Kele, Kukelle			Cross River
355	Ukwani	Kwale,Aboh			Delta
356	Uncinda				Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto
357	Uneme	Ineme			Edo
358	Ura	Ula			Niger
359	Urhobo		1,000,000		Delta
360	Utonkong				Benue
361	Uvwie		100,000		Delta
362	Uyanga				Cross River
363	Vemgo				Adamawa
364	Verre
365	Vommi				Taraba
366	Wagga				Adamawa
367	Waja				Bauchi
368	Waka				Taraba
369	Warja				Jigawa
370	Warji				Bauchi
371	Wula				Adamawa
372	Wurbo
373	Wurkun				Taraba
374	Yache				Cross River
375	Yagba				Kwara
376	Yakurr	Yako			Cross River
377	Yalla				Benue
378	Yandang				Taraba
379	Yergan	Yergum			Plateau
380	Yoruba		45,700,000	43,700,000	Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi, Edo	2
381	Yott				Taraba
382	Yumu				Niger
383	Yungur				Adamawa
384	Yuom		250,000		Plateau
385	Zabara				Niger
386	Zaranda				Bauchi
387	Zarma	Dyerma, Dyarma, Dyabarma, Zabarma, Adzerma, Djerma, Zarbarma, Zerma, Zarmawa			Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger State, Yobe, Kaduna, Lagos
388	Zayam	Zeam			Bauchi
389	Zul	Zulawa

Àwọn ìtọ́kasí

Àdàkọ:Cross River languages

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