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Obanliku language

Obanliku language

Bendi language of Nigeria


Obanliku (Banliku, Abanliku) is a Bendi language of Nigeria. There are five dialects or varieties: Bisu, Busi, Bishiri, Basang and Bebi.[2]

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In a 2011 survey, it was found that the Bisu, Busi, Bishiri and Bebi dialects share above 75% lexical similarity and are mutually intelligible, but the southwestern Basang dialect had less than 75%, causing some difficulty for speakers of the other dialects.[3] Basang speakers could understand the other dialects, however.[4] Additionally, all Obanliku speakers have some understanding of the neighbouring Bete-Bendi language, mainly through learning it at the market;[5] the Obanliku and Bete-Bendi languages also had an average of 70% lexical similarity.[3]


References

  1. Obanliku at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. "Summary Report of a Sociolinguistic Survey of the Obanliku Speech Varieties of Cross River State, Nigeria An Abridged Version of a Full Report (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-31.



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