Ika

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
ikk
Autonym
Ika
User Population

22,800 (2000).

Location

Delta state: Ika North East and Ika South LGAs; Edo state: Igueben and Orhionmwon LGAs.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Dialects

Agbor (administrative and commercial center) area dialect may become the standard form. Further east and south varieties become more similar to Igbo [ibo] (Report of the Committee on Languages of Midwestern state: 12).

Language Use

Used as L2 by Esan [ish].

Language Development

Dictionary. Bible: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ika
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2009.