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The Futop language, ''Efutop (Ofutop)'', is an Ekoid language of Nigeria. The E- represents the Bantu prefix (KiSwahili ''ki-''), the class prefix for languages. 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.〔David W. Crabb, ''Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja'', Cambridge University Press, 1965.〕 Significant tone is important in this language. Some vocabulary (in a simplified orthography, without tone markings): * ''nhnham'' - animal (low tone-low tone) ''nh'' is palatal * ''nggurɛgbɛ'' - antelope (low-low-low-low) ''ng'' is syllabic * ''obuɔ'' - arm, hand * ''ngkuɔn'' - bee * ''mmuɔn'' - child * ''ofuu'' - day (low-high) * ''nim'' - do (low) * ''yum'' - dry (high tone) * ''yinə'' - forget (high-low).〔David W. Crabb, ''Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja'', Cambridge University Press, 1965.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Futop language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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