Degema

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
deg
User Population

10,000 (1999 SIL).

Location

Rivers state: Degema LGA, Degema town (Atala dialect) and Usokun-Degema (Usokun dialect) communities.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid, Delta
Dialects

Atala, Usokun.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Degema
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Obonoma (Ekomburu) in Akuku-Toru LGA shifted from Degema to Kalabari [ijn].