Language

Ibibio

Ibibio

Anaphoric markers

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1BODYbare noun 'body'IbibioSections: Marker_shape(6), Readings(4), Pronominal_properties(1)

2BODY (PRON)Optional bare BODY anaphorIbibioSections: Marker_shape(10), Readings(4), Pronominal_properties(1)

3BODY PRONbody anaphorIbibioSections: Marker_shape(9), Readings(4), Pronominal_properties(1)

4Independent PronounIbibioSections: Pronominal_properties(8)

5Logophoric PronounIbibioSections: Marker_shape(4), Readings(2)

6RCMVerbal circumfix reciprocalIbibioSections: Marker_shape(9), Structural_context(1), Readings(6), Pronominal_properties(1)

7RCMPOSSPRNRCM+POSS.PRNIbibioSections: Marker_shape(8), Readings(2)

Example Sentences

There are 667 example sentences.

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Language Properties

Some syntactic properties of the language

Word order
Consistently SVO

General information about the language

ISO code (ISO 639-3), aka Ethnologue code
ibb
Language name
Ibibio
Dialect/variety reported
Nsit/Uyo dialect
CommentsSpoken in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Genetic classification (Ethnologue)
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Lower Cross, Obolo, Efik
Language group (Ethnologue top level)
Niger-Congo

Language consultant information

Consultant name
Willie U. Willie
Gender of consultant
male
Familiarity with the language
native speaker