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Mbembe, Cross River

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: mfn

Population	100,000 (1982 UBS).
Region	Cross River state, Obubra and Ikom LGAs; Anambra state, Abakaliki LGA.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 454
Alternate names	Ekokoma, Ifunubwa, Oderiga, Ofunobwam, Okam, Wakande
Dialects	Okom (Eghom, Ohana-Onyen), Apiapum, Adun, Osopong (Osophong, Ezopong), Ofombonga (Ewumbonga), Ofonokpan, Ekama (Ekamu), Oferikpe.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Upper Cross, Central, East-West, Mbembe-Legbo, Mbembe
Language development	Grammar. NT: 1985.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different than Tigon Mbembe [nza].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1966. "Notes on the Mbembe clause system—a preliminary analysis."

BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1969. "The noun class system in Mbembe."

BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1969. A grammatical description of Mbembe (Adun dialect), a Cross River language.

BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1974. "Mbembe."

PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1966. Tagmemic and matrix linguistics applied to selected African languages.

PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1970. Tagmemic and matrix linguistics applied to selected African languages.  

REVILL, Patricia M., author. 1966. "Preliminary report on para-linguistics in Mbembe (E. Nigeria)."

Vernacular Publications

Oyeire-nnwer mfa 2. 1974.

Oyeire-nnwer wano 1. n.d.

Reading and writing Mbembe. 1966.