Igede

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A language of Nigeria

Alternate Names
Egedde, Egede, Igedde
User Population

461,000 (2020).

Location

Benue state: Oju, Okpokwu, and Otukpo LGAs; Cross River state: Ogoja LGA; Ebonyi state: Izzi LGA.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Dialects

Itoo (Ito), Oju (Central Igede), Uwookwu (Worku), Gabu.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Yace [ekr].

Language Development

Bible: 2013.

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1989.