Iko

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
iki
User Population

5,000 (1988).

Location

Akwa Ibom state: Obolo LGA, Atabrikang, Iko, and Ikonta villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Lower Cross, Obolo, Iko
Dialects

None known. Culturally consider themselves Obolo [ann], but cannot use Obolo literature. Iko is more similar to other Lower Cross languages than to Obolo.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Ibibio [ibb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Iko