Home / All articles / B / Bekwarra language Bekwarra language From Mediated Wiki, the community-governed knowledge commons f Facebook BekwarraNativenameEbekwaraStatesNigeriaRegionCross River StateSpeakers100,000Date1989Refe18FamilycolorNiger-CongoFam 2Atlantic–CongoFam 3Benue–CongoFam 4Southern Bantoid?Fam 5BendiIso 3bkvGlottobekw1241GlottorefnameBekwarra 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[1]Labio-velarLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosiveVoicelesskpptkVoicedgbbdgAffricateVoicelesst͡ʃVoicedd͡ʒNasalŋmmnɲŋFricativeɸ ~ fs ~ ʃhLaterallTrillrSemivowelwy Bekwarra vowels[1]FrontCentralBackCloseiuMideoOpena References ^ Stanford, Ronald (1967). The Bekwarra Language of Nigeria- A Grammatical Description. University of London. Connections Graph view Linked from Cross River StateLanguages of NigeriaBendi languages Links to NigeriaCross River StateBendi languagesBekwarra