Oron language

E940527

The Oron language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Oron people of southeastern Nigeria, particularly in coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oron language canonical 5
Oro language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
associatedWith Akwa Ibom State
Oron culture
closelyRelatedTo Efik language
Ibibio language
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Oron people
family Niger-Congo
glottologCode oron1244
glottologName Oron
hasAlternativeName Oron
Oron-Ibibio
linked to: Ibibio language
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
tone language
hasNeighboringLanguage Efik language
Eket language
Ibibio language
iso639-3Code orx
languageFamilyBranch Lower Cross River languages
macroArea West Africa
nativeSpeakers Oron people
partOf Lower Cross subgroup of Cross River languages
region Akwa Ibom State
southeastern Nigeria
spokenIn coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State
spokenInLocalGovernmentArea Mbo Local Government Area
Okobo Local Government Area
Oron Local Government Area
Udung Uko Local Government Area
Urue-Offong/Oruko Local Government Area
subfamily Atlantic-Congo
Benue-Congo
Cross River languages
usedFor daily communication among Oron people
usedIn local churches in Oron areas
local radio broadcasts in Oron areas
traditional ceremonies of Oron people
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Oron people hasLanguage Oron language
Ibibio language closelyRelatedTo Oro language
linked to: Oron language
Oron hasLanguage Oron language
Udung Uko associatedLanguage Oron language
Mbo usesLanguage Oron language
Lower Cross branch hasMember Oron language