Harsunan Cross River
Harsunan Cross River ko Delta-Cross reshe ne na dangin yaren Benue-Congo da ake magana a kudu maso gabashin Najeriya, tare da wasu masu magana a kudu- yammacin Kamaru. Joseph Greenberg ne ya fara tsara reshe; yana ɗaya daga cikin rassansa kaɗan na Nijar-Congo waɗanda suka jimre da gwajin lokaci.
Iyalin Greenberg na Cross River sun hada da [<i id= ./Bendi_languages" id="mwEA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bendi languages">Harsunan Bendi]. Ba da daɗewa ba aka ga Harsunan Bendi sun bambanta sosai kuma saboda haka an sanya su reshe daban na Cross River, yayin da sauran harsunan suka haɗu a ƙarƙashin reshen Delta-Cross. Koyaya, hada Bendi a cikin Cross River duk abin shakku ne, kuma an sake sanya shi ga dangin Southern Bantoid, yana mai da kalmomin Cross River da Delta-Cross yanzu daidai.
Yawan jama'a[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
A Najeriya, ana magana da wannan harsuna a Jihar Cross River, Jihar Akwa Ibom, Jihar Rivers, Jihar Bayelsa, Jihar Ebonyi da Jihar Benue. Ana kuma magana da yaren Ibibio a Jihar Abia.
Harsuna[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Akwai rassa huɗu na Cross River:
- Tsakiyar Delta, harsuna 8, mafi yawan jama'a shine Ogbia tare da masu magana 100,000
- Ogoni, harsuna 5, tare da Ogoni daidai (Khana) yana da masu magana 200,000
- Upper Cross River, harsuna 22, mafi yawan jama'a shine Lokaa tare da masu magana 120,000
- Lower Cross River, harsuna 23, mafi yawan jama'a shine Harshen Ibibio (masu magana miliyan 3.5)
Rassan da wurare[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Da ke ƙasa akwai jerin manyan rassan Cross River da wuraren su na farko (cibiyoyin bambancin) a kudu maso gabashin Najeriya da kudu maso yammacin Kamaru bisa ga Blench (2019).
| Ofishin reshe | Wuraren farko |
|---|---|
| Kogin Upper Cross | Obubra, Abi, Biase, Yala, Yakurr, Odukpani, Ikom da Akamkpa LGAs, Cross River State Harshen Korring, Kukele, Mbembe na Jihar Ebonyi Harshen Korop na Kudu maso Yammacin Kamaru |
| Kogin Lower Cross | Jihar Akwa Ibom (Dukan yankuna na karamar hukuma)
Andoni LGA, Jihar Rivers Jihar Lower Cross River Jihar Usaghade na Kudu maso Yammacin Kamaru |
| Ogoni | Gokana, Tai, Khana da Eleme LGAs, Jihar RiversJihar Koguna |
| Tsakiyar Delta | Abua-Odual, Ahoada West LGAs, Jihar Rivers Ogbia, Yenagoa LGAs, Jihar Bayelsa |
Rarrabawar ciki[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Roger Blench (2008: 4) [1] ya rarraba harsunan Cross River kamar haka. Kodayake Blench (2004) ya haɗa da Harsunan Bendi kamar yadda mai yiwuwa ne reshe na Cross River, harsunan bendi galibi ana rarraba su a matsayin Southern Bantoid.
Dubi kuma[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
- Cross River (Nijeriya), sunan ƙungiyar harshe
Bayanan da aka ambata[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
- ↑ Blench, Roger. 2008. The Ogoni languages: comparative word list and historical reconstructions.