Abanyom Luke — Bakor (Abanyom) Gospel of Luke (Nigeria)
Overview
Luk Ɛkuma nub yi nwɛr a Luk ("The Gospel According to Luke" in Abanyom) is the Gospel of Luke in the Abanyom language of Cross River State, Nigeria, published by The Seed Company and available via YouVersion/Bible.com (ID 3421; abbreviation: ABM), as well as on the IPS Online Scripture App. The speakers' autonym Bakor differs from the scholarly external name Abanyom. Abanyom (ISO 639-3: abm) is an Ekoid Bantu language — a subgroup of Bantoid languages concentrated in the Cross River State/Cameroon borderlands, distinct from both the major Bantu languages of central Africa and the Benue-Congo languages of the Nigerian Middle Belt.
Language and People
Abanyom (ISO 639-3: abm; autonym: Bakor) is a Niger-Congo language: Niger-Congo → Atlantic-Congo → Benue-Congo → Southern Bantoid → Ekoid branch. The Ekoid languages are a group of small Bantoid languages spoken in Cross River State (Nigeria) and adjacent Cameroon, including Ekoi, Ejagham, Boki, and Abanyom. They represent a linguistically distinct cluster at the southwestern fringe of the Bantoid zone.
The Bakor/Abanyom community inhabits:
- Ogoja Local Government Area, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria — the Ogoja highlands area near the Cameroon border
Estimated speakers: approximately 20,000–30,000 (Ethnologue data for Abanyom).
Publishing and Organizations
Published by The Seed Company (seedcompany.com, Fort Worth, Texas), a Wycliffe Global Alliance member organization, in partnership with local Nigerian church networks.