Oro language explained

Nsíŋ Oro
Region:Akwa Ibom State
States:Nigeria
Speakers:75,000
Date:1989
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Cross River
Fam5:Lower Cross
Iso3:orx
Glotto:oroo1241
Glottorefname:Oro

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 plosive consonants b, kp, d, t, k, three nasal consonants m, ŋ, n, three 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 affixes or verb forms to express passive actions; 'he is received' becomes 'they receive him'. Finally, it may be noted that the relative order of the simple Oron sentence is subject-verb-object.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Oron Verb Morphology . Simmons, Donald C. . Africa: Journal of the International African Institute . July 1956 . 26 . 3 . 250–264 . 10.2307/1156343. 1156343 . 143251357 .