Ijo, Southeast
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A language of Nigeria
Alternate Names
Brass Ijo, Brass-Nembe, Ijaw, Nembe-Akassa
User Population
71,500 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). 66,600 Nembe, 4,900 Akassa.
Location
Bayelsa state: Brass, Nembe, Ogbia, and South Ijaw LGAs; Rivers state: Akuku Toru LGA.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Ijo, Nembe (Nimbe), Akassa (Akaha).
Language Use
Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 1956.


Christian, traditional religion.