| States | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Region | Obudu LGA, Cross River State |
| Speakers | 70,000 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Niger-Congo |
| Fam 2 | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam 3 | Benue–Congo |
| Fam 4 | Southern Bantoid? |
| Fam 5 | Bendi |
| Dia 1 | Afrike |
| Dia 2 | Obe |
| Iso 3 | afe |
| Glotto | putu1241 |
| Glottorefname | Putukwam |
Putukwam (Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike) is a Bendi language of Obudu LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Dialects
Ethnologue[1] and Glottolog[2] list dialects as:
- Afrike (Aferike, Utumane)
- Irungene (Mbe Afal, Mbe East, Mbube Eastern, Obe, Upper Mbe)
- Mgbenege (Ngbenege)
- Okworogung (Ukworogung)
- Ukwortung (Okorotung)
- Utugwang (Otukwang, Utukwang)
Roger Blench (2019) lists dialects as:[3]
- Obe
- Mgbenege
- Utugwang
- Okwọrọgung
- Okwọrọtung
References
- ^ "Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike". ethnologue.com
- ^ "Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike". glottolog.org
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. 4th ed. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. p. 113.