Futop language
| Efutop | |
|---|---|
| Futop | |
| Efutop | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Cross River State |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1973) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ofu |
| Glottolog | efut1242 |
Efutop | |
The Futop language, Efutop (Ofutop), is an Ekoid language of Nigeria. The E- in Efutop represents the class prefix for "language", analogous to the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili.
One of a number of similar but distinct languages spoken in the Cross River region, its area includes the town of Abaragba as well as Ekpokpa, Mkpura, Ndim, Okanga-Nkpansi, Okanga-Njimowan, and Okosura. The vocabulary for David W. Crabb's item in Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja was from Mr. Anthony A. Eyam of Abaragba.