Eket language

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The Eket language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Eket people of Akwa Ibom State in southeastern Nigeria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eket language canonical 3
Ekid language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger–Congo language
language
associatedWith Akwa Ibom State
Eket local government area
belongsToBranch Cross River branch of Benue–Congo
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicity Eket people
family Niger–Congo
geographicDistribution Eket and surrounding communities in Akwa Ibom State
glottologClassification Cross River
hasAlternativeName Eket
Ekid
Ekid language
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
ISO639Status no ISO 639-3 code
isSpokenAs native language
languageFamily Niger–Congo
macrofamily Niger–Congo
region southeastern Nigeria
spokenBy Eket people
spokenIn Akwa Ibom State
Nigeria
status minority language in Nigeria
subfamily Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Cross River languages
usedFor daily communication
traditional ceremonies
usedIn local trade

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eket people speak Eket language
Eket people speak Ekid language
linked to: Eket language
Oron language hasNeighboringLanguage Eket language
Lower Cross branch hasMember Eket language