Putukwam language
| Putukwam | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Obudu LGA, Cross River State |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | afe |
| Glottolog | putu1241 |
Putukwam (Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike) is a Bendi language of Obudu LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Dialects[]
Ethnologue lists dialects as Afrike (Utumane), Irungene (Obe, Mbe Afal, Eastern Mbube), Mgbenege, Ukworogung (Okorogung), Ukwortung (Okorotung).
Roger Blench (2019) lists dialects as:[2]
- Mgbenege
- Utugwang (Otugwang)
- Okwọrọgung (Okorogung)
- Ukwortung (Okorotung, Okwọrọtung)
References[]
- ^ Putukwam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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