{{Short description|Ekoid language spoken in Nigeria}} {{Infobox language | name = Efutop | states = Nigeria | region = Cross River State | speakers = 10,000 | date = 1973 | ref = e18 | familycolor = Niger-Congo | fam2 = Atlantic–Congo | fam3 = Volta-Congo | fam4 = Benue–Congo | fam5 = Bantoid | fam6 = Southern Bantoid | fam7 = Ekoid | fam8 = Efutop–Ekajuk | iso3 = ofu | glotto = efut1242 | glottorefname = Efutop | altname = Futop | nativename = {{lang|ofu|Efutop}} | map = Map_of_the_Ekoid_languages.svg | mapcaption = {{legend|#d2ff91|Efutop}} }}
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.<ref>David W. Crabb, ''Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja'', Cambridge University Press, 1965.</ref>
== 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).<ref>David W. Crabb, ''Ekoid Bantu Languages of Ogoja'', Cambridge University Press, 1965.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=new100&morpho=0&basename=new100\bco\eko&limit=-1 Efutop basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database]
{{Ekoid languages}} Category:Ekoid languages Category:Languages of Nigeria
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