Usem Efik
Efik
Niger-Congo
Efik is a Lower Cross Niger-Congo language of southeastern Nigeria, the historic literary lingua franca of the Old Calabar region (the historic Efik kingdom of Calabar, which was the major Atlantic slave trade port and palm oil/ivory trade center 17th-19th centuries). The Calabar Efik literary tradition began in 1846 with Hope Waddell's Presbyterian missionary work and the 1862 Goldie Dictionary, making Efik one of the longest-continuously-written sub-Saharan African languages. Modern Efik has ~2 million speakers and serves as a shared lingua franca with the related Ibibio (ibb) and Anaang languages within the Ibibio-Efik dialect continuum. Linguistically, Efik shares Cross River features: noun-class system, tonal (high/low/mid), and SVO order with elaborate verb extension morphology.
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20 mots essentiels en Efik
Eau
mmọñ
/mːɔɲ/
Feu
ikañ
/ikaɲ/
Soleil
utin
/utin/
Lune
ọfiọñ
/ɔfiɔɲ/
Mère
eka
/eka/
Père
ete
/ete/
Manger
dia
/dia/
Boire
ñwọñ
/ŋwɔɲ/
Amour
ima
/ima/
Cœur
esit
/esit/
Arbre
eto
/eto/
Maison
ufọk
/ufɔk/
Chien
ebua
/ebua/
Chat
nyabudaha
/ɲabudaha/
Main
ubọk
/ubɔk/
Œil
enyin
/eɲin/
Bonjour
mọñọ
/mɔɲɔ/
Merci
sọsọñọ
/sɔsɔɲɔ/
Un
kiet
/kiet/
Bon
eti
/eti/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Efik | Ibibio | Dégéma | Lingala | Nyaturu | kikongo | Méta' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | mmọñ /mːɔɲ/ | mmọñ /mːɔŋ/ | mọn /mɔn/ | máí /mai/ | maazi /maːzi/ | maza /maza/ | mə /mə/ |
| Feu | ikañ /ikaɲ/ | ikañ /ikaŋ/ | ọmạrị /ɔmaɾi/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ | moto /moto/ | tiya /tija/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ |
| Soleil | utin /utin/ | utin /utin/ | ọvịnị /ɔvini/ | mói /moi/ | nzua /nzua/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | nyam /ɲam/ |
| Lune | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔɲ/ | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔŋ/ | ọsọ /ɔsɔ/ | sánzá /sanza/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ |
| Mère | eka /eka/ | eka /eka/ | inyeyẹ /iɲɛjɛ/ | mamá /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | ma /ma/ |
| Père | ete /ete/ | ete /ete/ | etete /etete/ | tatá /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | ta /ta/ |
| Manger | dia /dia/ | dia /dia/ | re /ɾe/ | kolía /kolia/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | mé /me/ |
| Boire | ñwọñ /ŋwɔɲ/ | ñwọñ /ŋwɔŋ/ | da /da/ | komɛ́la /komɛla/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | nyo /ɲo/ |
| Amour | ima /ima/ | ima /ima/ | inyiẹna /iɲjɛna/ | bolíngo /boliŋɡo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | zola /zola/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ |
| Cœur | esit /esit/ | esit /esit/ | ọkọmpọnị /ɔkɔmpɔni/ | motéma /motema/ | umutima /umutima/ | ntima /ntima/ | mu /mu/ |
| Arbre | eto /eto/ | eto /eto/ | eyo /ejo/ | nzété /nzete/ | umuti /umuti/ | nti /nti/ | ti /ti/ |
| Maison | ufọk /ufɔk/ | ufọk /ufɔk/ | ọsụnẹ /ɔsunɛ/ | ndáko /ndako/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nzo /nzo/ | nda /nda/ |
| Chien | ebua /ebua/ | ebua /ebua/ | ifụnị /ifuni/ | mbwá /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbu /mbu/ |
| Chat | nyabudaha /ɲabudaha/ | ekpe /ekpe/ | ọchẹ /ɔtʃɛ/ | nyáu /ɲau/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ |
| Main | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ọnẹ /ɔnɛ/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔkɔ/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | koko /koko/ | boa /boa/ |
| Œil | enyin /eɲin/ | enyin /eɲin/ | enẹ /enɛ/ | líso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | disu /disu/ | dzi /dzi/ |
| Bonjour | mọñọ /mɔɲɔ/ | mesiere /mesiere/ | amọn /amɔn/ | mbóte /mbote/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mboté /mbote/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ |
| Merci | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔɲɔ/ | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔŋɔ/ | nani /nani/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔndɔ/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | matondo /matondo/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ |
| Un | kiet /kiet/ | kiet /kiet/ | ọmọ /ɔmɔ/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔkɔ/ | umwe /umwe/ | mosi /mosi/ | mɔ /mɔ/ |
| Bon | eti /eti/ | mfọn /mfɔn/ | ekenẹ /ekenɛ/ | malámu /malamu/ | kihi /kihi/ | mbote /mbote/ | mwa /mwa/ |
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