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Abstract
This study is undertaken to find out the lexico semantic aspects of Anaang Language. To achieve
this goal, we used a survey and library sources, a stratified random sampling with 80 Anaang
indigenes using Ibadan 400 wordlist, 20 Anaang word list and five simple sentences. A
comparative analysis was adopted and it was discovered that there are distinctive
lexico/semantic variations in Anaang Language. For instance, in a gloss, “plantain” Anaang
Central Dialect (ACD) calls it /nɲiyɔn/; Anaang Northern Dialect (AND) calls it / mbiyↄn /;
Anaang Southern District (ASD) calls it /Ukↄm/ while Anaang Western District (AWD) calls it
/ndiyↄŋ/. This discovery will be of immense assistance to the linguists, linguistic students and
other language researchers; it will serve as a roadmap for further investigations in Anaang
Language.
this goal, we used a survey and library sources, a stratified random sampling with 80 Anaang
indigenes using Ibadan 400 wordlist, 20 Anaang word list and five simple sentences. A
comparative analysis was adopted and it was discovered that there are distinctive
lexico/semantic variations in Anaang Language. For instance, in a gloss, “plantain” Anaang
Central Dialect (ACD) calls it /nɲiyɔn/; Anaang Northern Dialect (AND) calls it / mbiyↄn /;
Anaang Southern District (ASD) calls it /Ukↄm/ while Anaang Western District (AWD) calls it
/ndiyↄŋ/. This discovery will be of immense assistance to the linguists, linguistic students and
other language researchers; it will serve as a roadmap for further investigations in Anaang
Language.
Keywords
Lexico Semantic Variation
Anaang Language and Lower Cross Language