Futop language

The Futop language, Efutop (Ofutop), is an Ekoid language of Nigeria. The E- in Efutop represents the class prefix for "language", analogous to the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili.

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.

Vocabulary
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).