Ubaghara language

Ubaghara
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1985) [1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central North–South Ubaghara–Kohumono Ubaghara
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byc
Glottolog	ubag1245

Ubaghara is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. Most speakers (Biakpan, Ikun, Ugbem, Etono, Utuma) of the language use the principal Biakpan dialect or Biakpan Eburutu as it's commonly called. Ubaghara is closely related to Efik, Qua and Kohumuno languages of Cross River and most Ubaghara people speak the Efik language interchangeably.

Ubaghara people together with Umon people were the original Obutong natives of Old Calabar who migrated to present day Biase. This was due to numerous conflicts with their Efik kinsmen at the time.

Dialects

Ubaghara dialects according to Blench (2019): ^[2]

• Biakpan
• Ikun
• Etono
• Ugbem
• Utuma

References

1. Ubaghara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.