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Putukwam

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: afe

Population  12,000 (1973 SIL). 3,500 Afrike dialect.
Region  Cross River state, Obudu and Ogoja LGAs.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 437
Alternate names   Mbe Afal, Mbube Eastern, Utugwang
Dialects  Utugwang (Otukwang), Okorogung, Okorotung, Afrike (Aferike), Obe (Mbe East), Oboso. Member of the Obe subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Bendi
Language use  Also use Bekwarra [bkv].
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAKO, Nengak; HON, Luther; MAGNUSSON, Carol; MUNIRU, John; OTRONYI, Linus; PETERMAN, Erika; YODER, Zachariah, authors. 2009. A Summary of a Sociolinguistic Survey of the Obe Cluster of Cross River State, Nigeria.