Oro language
| Nsíŋ Oro | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Akwa Ibom State |
Native speakers | (75,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | orx |
| Glottolog | oroo1241 |
Oro (Oron) is a
Lower Cross River language of Nigeria
.
The phonemes of Oron comprise seven oral vowels í, ε, e, a, o, ɔ, u, five fricative consonants f, s, h, two semi-vowel consonants w, y and one lateral consonant
l. The lateral consonant is an unusual feature of Oro and it is not found in most neighbouring varieties.
The Oron language does not possess any
subject-verb-object.[2]
References
- ^ Nsíŋ Oro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- S2CID 143251357.
