Upper Cross River languages
The Upper Cross River languages form a branch of the Cross [River languages] of Cross River State, Nigeria. The most populous languages are Lokö and Mbembe, with 100,000 speakers.
Languages
The internal structure per Cornell, reproduced in Williamson and Blench, is as follows:Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench.| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location | |
| Agọi | Agoi | WaGọi | Ibami | Ro Bambami | Wa Bambami | 3,650 ; estimated 12,000 | Cross River State, Obubra LGA, Agoi–Ekpo, Ekom–Agoi, Agoi–Ibami and Itu–Agoi towns | - | ||||
| Kiọng | Akoiyang, Äkäyöñ, Okoyong, Okonyong | Spoken only by old people, younger generation speak Efik | Cross River State, Odukpani and Akamkpa LGAs | - | ||||||||
| Kọrọp | Durop, Kurop | Kòṛ óp̣ | Ododop | 12,500 total | Cross River State, Odukpani and Akamkpa LGAs; and in Cameroon | - | ||||||
| Legbo | East–West | Gbo | Legbo | Agbo | Itigidi | Igbo Imaban | 18,500 ; 30,000 | Cross River State, Obubra LGA; Abia State, Afikpo LGA | - | |||
| Lenyima | East–West | Anyima | Inyima | Cross River State, Obubra LGA | - | |||||||
| Leyigha | East–West | Ayiga, Yigha | Asiga | 3,150 | Cross River State, Obubra LGA | - | ||||||
| Lokәә | East–West | Ugep, Nkpam | Lokә, Lokö | Yakạ, Yakә, Yakurr, Yakö | Ugep | 38,200 ; 100,000 | Cross River State, Obubra LGA | - | ||||
| Lubila | East–West | Kabila | Ojor, Kabila, Kaibre, Kabire | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, at Ojo Nkomba, and Ojo Akangba | - | |||||||
| Mbembe | East–West | Adun, Okom , Osopong, Ofombonga, Ofonokpan, Okorogbana, Ekama in Ikom LGA, Oferikpe in Abakaliki LGA | Okam, Oderiga, Wakande, Ifunubwa, Ekokoma, Ofunobwan | 35,600 ; 100,000 | Cross River State, Obubra and Ikom LGAs; Anambra State, Abakaliki LGA | - | ||||||
| Nkukoli | East–West | Nkokolle | Lokukoli | Ekuri | 17,831 ; 10,000 | Cross River State, Ikom, Obubra and Akamkpa LGAs, Iko Ekperem Development Area | - | |||||
| Olulumọ–Ikọm cluster | East–West | Olulumọ–Ikọm | Òkúní | 9,250 | Cross River State, Ikom LGA | - | ||||||
| Olulumọ | East–West | Olulumọ–Ikọm | Òlúlùmọ | 1,730 ; 5,000 | - | |||||||
| Ikọm | East–West | Olulumọ–Ikọm | 7,520 ; 25,000 | - | ||||||||
| Bakpinka | East–West | Iyongiyong, Iyoniyong | Uwet | Begbungba | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | ||||||
| Doko–Uyanga | East–West | Dọsanga | Basanga | Iko | Several towns | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | |||||
| Ukpet–Ehom cluster | East–West | Ukpet–Ehom | Akpet–Ehom | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | |||||||
| Ukpet | East–West | Ukpet–Ehom | Akpet | - | ||||||||
| Ehom | East–West | Ukpet–Ehom | Ubeteng | Ebeteng | - | |||||||
| Kukele | North–South | 4 dialects in north, 3 in south, Ugbala, Mtezi and Mtezi–Iteeji in Anambra State, Abakaliki LGA | Ukele, Ukelle | Kukele | Bakele | 31,700 ; 40,000 | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA; Anambra State, Abakaliki LGA; Benue State, Okpokwu and Oju LGAs; and in Cameroon | - | ||||
| Ubaghara cluster | North–South | Ubaghara | 30,000 | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | |||||||
| Biakpan | North–South | Ubaghara | Ubaghara Development Area | - | ||||||||
| Ikun | North–South | Ubaghara | Ubaghara Development Area | - | ||||||||
| Etono | North–South | Ubaghara | Ubaghara Development Area | - | ||||||||
| Ugbem | North–South | Ubaghara | Egup–Ita Development Area | - | ||||||||
| Utuma | North–South | Ubaghara | Umon Development Area | - | ||||||||
| Kohumono | North–South | Kohumono | KoHumono | BaHumono, sg. Òhúmónò | Ediba | Ekumuru, Ìkúmúrú, Ìkúmóró ; Àtàm | 11,870 | Cross River State, Abi and Obubra LGA | - | |||
| KOIN | North–South | Kohumono | Kalaḅarị, Kịrịkẹ, Ịḅanị dialects and the isolated lect Nkọrọ Kokura, belonging to the Tera cluster | Rivers State, Asari–Toru, Degema, Bonny, Okrika, and Port Harcourt LGAs | - | |||||||
| Oring cluster | North–South | Oring | Orri | Koring | at least 25,000 ; 75,000 | Benue State, Okpokwu LGA; Anambra State, Ishielu LGA | - | |||||
| Ufia | North–South | Oring | Utonkon | 12,300 | Benue State, Okpokwu LGA | - | ||||||
| Ufiom | North–South | Oring | Effium | 3,000 | Benue State, Okpokwu LGA; Anambra State, Ishielu LGA | - | ||||||
| Okpoto | North–South | Oring | 6,350 | Anambra State, Ishielu LGA | - | |||||||
| Umon | North–South | Amon | 25 villages | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | |||||||
| Uzekwe | North–South | Ezekwe | 5,000 | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | - | |||||||
| Agwagwune cluster | North–South | Agwagwune | Agwa–Gwunɛ | 20,000 | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA | - | ||||||
| Agwagwune | North–South | Agwagwune | Gwune | Agwagwune | Akunakuna, Akurakura | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Egup–Ipa Development Area | - | |||||
| Erei | North–South | Agwagwune | Ezei | Enna | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Erei Development Area | - | ||||||
| Abini | North–South | Agwagwune | Bini, Abiri | Obini | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Egup–Ipa Development Area | - | ||||||
| Adim | North–South | Agwagwune | Arәm, Dim | Odim | Orum | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Egup–Ipa Development Area | - | |||||
| Abayongo | North–South | Agwagwune | Bayono, Bayino | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Egup–Ipa Development Area | - | |||||||
| Etono II | North–South | Agwagwune | Etuno | Cross River State, Akamkpa LGA, Ubaghara Development Area | - |