| Ubaghara | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Cross River State |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1985)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byc |
| Glottolog | ubag1245 |
Ubaghara is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. Most speakers (Biakpan, Ikun, Ugbem, Etono, Utuma) of the language use the principal Biakpan dialect or Biakpan Eburutu as it's commonly called. Although classed as an upper cross river language due to lexical proximity to Kohumuno language spoken by the Bahumuno communities of Abi LGA, however Ubaghara is mostly related to both Efik and Qua, and most Ubaghara communities, especially Biakpan and Utuma, speak the Efik language interchangeably. Ubaghara people together with Umon were the original Obutong natives of Old Calabar who migrated to present day Biase. This migration was due to numerous conflicts with their Efik kinsmen at the time.
Dialects
[edit]Ubaghara dialects according to Blench (2019):[2]
- Biakpan
- Ikun
- Etono
- Ugbem
- Utuma
References
[edit]- ^ Ubaghara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.