Lower Cross River languagesIbibioid is one of the Niger-Congo family of languages. It is often referred to as the Ibibio-Efik or the Efik-Ibibio language. All the languages or dialects spoken in Akwa Ibom state and Cross River state belong to this Niger-Congo language family. The Lower Cross River languages form a branch of the Cross River languages of Cross River State, Nigeria.
Lateral consonantA lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the EnglishL, as in Larry. Lateral consonants contrast with median consonants, in which the airstream flows through the center of the mouth.
NigeriaNigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2). With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.
Nasal consonantType of occlusive consonant In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose. The vast majority of consonants are oral consonants. Examples of nasals in English are [n] as in nose, [ŋ] as in bring, and [m] as in mouth. Nasal occlusives are nearly universal in human languages.
Passive voiceA passive voice construction is a grammatical voice construction that is found in many languages. In a clause with passive voice, the grammatical subject expresses the theme or patient of the main verb – that is, the person or thing that undergoes the action or has its state changed. This contrasts with active voice, in which the subject has the agent role.
FricativeConsonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together, forming a tight stricture.PlosiveConsonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a consonant in which airflow is blocked entirely at some point in the vocal tract, forming a complete stricture. Plosives may be pulmonic or glottalic egressive. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (such as [t, d]), tongue body (such as [k, ɡ]), lips (such as [p, b]), or glottis (such as [ʔ]).Subject–verb–object word orderIn linguistic typology, subject–verb–object (SVO) is a sentence structure where the subject comes first, the verb second, and the object third. Languages may be classified according to the dominant sequence of these elements in unmarked sentences (i.e., sentences in which an unusual word order is not used for emphasis). English is included in this group. An example is "Sam ate apples."*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.