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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 palavras essenciais em Efik
Água
mmọñ
/mːɔɲ/
Fogo
ikañ
/ikaɲ/
Sol
utin
/utin/
Lua
ọfiọñ
/ɔfiɔɲ/
Mãe
eka
/eka/
Pai
ete
/ete/
Comer
dia
/dia/
Beber
ñwọñ
/ŋwɔɲ/
Amor
ima
/ima/
Coração
esit
/esit/
Árvore
eto
/eto/
Casa
ufọk
/ufɔk/
Cão
ebua
/ebua/
Gato
nyabudaha
/ɲabudaha/
Mão
ubọk
/ubɔk/
Olho
enyin
/eɲin/
Olá
mọñọ
/mɔɲɔ/
Obrigado
sọsọñọ
/sɔsɔɲɔ/
Um
kiet
/kiet/
Bom
eti
/eti/
Fontes
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Niger-Congo relacionadas
| Significado | Efik | Ibibio | Degema | Lingala | Nyaturu | quicongo | Meta' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | mmọñ /mːɔɲ/ | mmọñ /mːɔŋ/ | mọn /mɔn/ | máí /mai/ | maazi /maːzi/ | maza /maza/ | mə /mə/ |
| Fogo | ikañ /ikaɲ/ | ikañ /ikaŋ/ | ọmạrị /ɔmaɾi/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ | moto /moto/ | tiya /tija/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ |
| Sol | utin /utin/ | utin /utin/ | ọvịnị /ɔvini/ | mói /moi/ | nzua /nzua/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | nyam /ɲam/ |
| Lua | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔɲ/ | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔŋ/ | ọsọ /ɔsɔ/ | sánzá /sanza/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ |
| Mãe | eka /eka/ | eka /eka/ | inyeyẹ /iɲɛjɛ/ | mamá /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | ma /ma/ |
| Pai | ete /ete/ | ete /ete/ | etete /etete/ | tatá /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | ta /ta/ |
| Comer | dia /dia/ | dia /dia/ | re /ɾe/ | kolía /kolia/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | mé /me/ |
| Beber | ñwọñ /ŋwɔɲ/ | ñwọñ /ŋwɔŋ/ | da /da/ | komɛ́la /komɛla/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | nyo /ɲo/ |
| Amor | ima /ima/ | ima /ima/ | inyiẹna /iɲjɛna/ | bolíngo /boliŋɡo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | zola /zola/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ |
| Coração | esit /esit/ | esit /esit/ | ọkọmpọnị /ɔkɔmpɔni/ | motéma /motema/ | umutima /umutima/ | ntima /ntima/ | mu /mu/ |
| Árvore | 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/ |
| Cão | ebua /ebua/ | ebua /ebua/ | ifụnị /ifuni/ | mbwá /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbu /mbu/ |
| Gato | nyabudaha /ɲabudaha/ | ekpe /ekpe/ | ọchẹ /ɔtʃɛ/ | nyáu /ɲau/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ |
| Mão | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ọnẹ /ɔnɛ/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔkɔ/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | koko /koko/ | boa /boa/ |
| Olho | enyin /eɲin/ | enyin /eɲin/ | enẹ /enɛ/ | líso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | disu /disu/ | dzi /dzi/ |
| Olá | mọñọ /mɔɲɔ/ | mesiere /mesiere/ | amọn /amɔn/ | mbóte /mbote/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mboté /mbote/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ |
| Obrigado | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔɲɔ/ | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔŋɔ/ | nani /nani/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔndɔ/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | matondo /matondo/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ |
| Um | kiet /kiet/ | kiet /kiet/ | ọmọ /ɔmɔ/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔkɔ/ | umwe /umwe/ | mosi /mosi/ | mɔ /mɔ/ |
| Bom | eti /eti/ | mfọn /mfɔn/ | ekenẹ /ekenɛ/ | malámu /malamu/ | kihi /kihi/ | mbote /mbote/ | mwa /mwa/ |
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