Mbembe, Cross River

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
mfn
Alternate Names
Ekokoma, Ifunubwa, Oderiga, Ofunobwam, Okam, Wakande
User Population

236,000 (2020).

Location

Cross River state: Ikom, Obubra, and Yala LGAs; Ebonyi state: Abakaliki and Izzi LGAs.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Upper Cross, Central, East-West, Mbembe-Legbo, Mbembe
Dialects

Okom (Eghom, Ohana-Onyen), Apiapum, Adun, Osopong (Ezopong, Osophong), Ofombonga (Ewumbonga), Ofonokpan, Ekama (Akam, Ekamu), Oferikpe, Okorogbana.

Language Use

Used by all.

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 1985–2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbembe, Cross River
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.

Other Comments

Different from Tigon Mbembe [nza].