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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Efik
Acqua
mmọñ
/mːɔɲ/
Fuoco
ikañ
/ikaɲ/
Sole
utin
/utin/
Luna
ọfiọñ
/ɔfiɔɲ/
Madre
eka
/eka/
Padre
ete
/ete/
Mangiare
dia
/dia/
Bere
ñwọñ
/ŋwɔɲ/
Amore
ima
/ima/
Cuore
esit
/esit/
Albero
eto
/eto/
Casa
ufọk
/ufɔk/
Cane
ebua
/ebua/
Gatto
nyabudaha
/ɲabudaha/
Mano
ubọk
/ubɔk/
Occhio
enyin
/eɲin/
Ciao
mọñọ
/mɔɲɔ/
Grazie
sọsọñọ
/sɔsɔɲɔ/
Uno
kiet
/kiet/
Buono
eti
/eti/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo correlate
| Significato | Efik | Ibibio | Degema | Lingala | Nyaturu | kikongo | Meta' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | mmọñ /mːɔɲ/ | mmọñ /mːɔŋ/ | mọn /mɔn/ | máí /mai/ | maazi /maːzi/ | maza /maza/ | mə /mə/ |
| Fuoco | ikañ /ikaɲ/ | ikañ /ikaŋ/ | ọmạrị /ɔmaɾi/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ | moto /moto/ | tiya /tija/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ |
| Sole | utin /utin/ | utin /utin/ | ọvịnị /ɔvini/ | mói /moi/ | nzua /nzua/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | nyam /ɲam/ |
| Luna | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔɲ/ | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔŋ/ | ọsọ /ɔsɔ/ | sánzá /sanza/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ |
| Madre | eka /eka/ | eka /eka/ | inyeyẹ /iɲɛjɛ/ | mamá /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | ma /ma/ |
| Padre | ete /ete/ | ete /ete/ | etete /etete/ | tatá /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | ta /ta/ |
| Mangiare | dia /dia/ | dia /dia/ | re /ɾe/ | kolía /kolia/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | mé /me/ |
| Bere | ñwọñ /ŋwɔɲ/ | ñwọñ /ŋwɔŋ/ | da /da/ | komɛ́la /komɛla/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | nyo /ɲo/ |
| Amore | ima /ima/ | ima /ima/ | inyiẹna /iɲjɛna/ | bolíngo /boliŋɡo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | zola /zola/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ |
| Cuore | esit /esit/ | esit /esit/ | ọkọmpọnị /ɔkɔmpɔni/ | motéma /motema/ | umutima /umutima/ | ntima /ntima/ | mu /mu/ |
| Albero | eto /eto/ | eto /eto/ | eyo /ejo/ | nzété /nzete/ | umuti /umuti/ | nti /nti/ | ti /ti/ |
| Casa | ufọk /ufɔk/ | ufọk /ufɔk/ | ọsụnẹ /ɔsunɛ/ | ndáko /ndako/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nzo /nzo/ | nda /nda/ |
| Cane | ebua /ebua/ | ebua /ebua/ | ifụnị /ifuni/ | mbwá /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbu /mbu/ |
| Gatto | nyabudaha /ɲabudaha/ | ekpe /ekpe/ | ọchẹ /ɔtʃɛ/ | nyáu /ɲau/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ |
| Mano | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ọnẹ /ɔnɛ/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔkɔ/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | koko /koko/ | boa /boa/ |
| Occhio | enyin /eɲin/ | enyin /eɲin/ | enẹ /enɛ/ | líso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | disu /disu/ | dzi /dzi/ |
| Ciao | mọñọ /mɔɲɔ/ | mesiere /mesiere/ | amọn /amɔn/ | mbóte /mbote/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mboté /mbote/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ |
| Grazie | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔɲɔ/ | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔŋɔ/ | nani /nani/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔndɔ/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | matondo /matondo/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ |
| Uno | kiet /kiet/ | kiet /kiet/ | ọmọ /ɔmɔ/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔkɔ/ | umwe /umwe/ | mosi /mosi/ | mɔ /mɔ/ |
| Buono | eti /eti/ | mfọn /mfɔn/ | ekenẹ /ekenɛ/ | malámu /malamu/ | kihi /kihi/ | mbote /mbote/ | mwa /mwa/ |
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