Bekwarra language

Bekwarra
Bekwarra
Ebekwara
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Native speakers	(100,000 cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid? Bendi Bekwarra; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bkv
Glottolog	bekw1241

Bekwarra, also known as Bekworra, is a Bendi language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Bekwarra people of Eastern Nigeria. Neighboring tribal groups such as the Nki and Iyala refer to the language and group as Yakoro.

Phonology

Bekwarra consonants^[2]
		Labio-velar	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	Voiceless	kp	p	t		k
Plosive	Voiced	gb	b	d		g
Affricate	Voiceless				t͡ʃ
Affricate	Voiced				d͡ʒ
Nasal		^ŋm	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricative		ɸ ~ f		s ~ ʃ			h
Lateral				l
Trill				r
Semivowel		w			y

Bekwarra vowels^[2]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

References

^ Bekwarra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Stanford, Ronald (1967). The Bekwarra Language of Nigeria- A Grammatical Description (PDF) (Thesis). University of London.

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[e18-1] Bekwarra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[:0-2] Stanford, Ronald (1967). The Bekwarra Language of Nigeria- A Grammatical Description (PDF) (Thesis). University of London.

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