Oko-Eni-Osayen

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
oks
Alternate Names
Ogori-Magongo, Oko
User Population

39,300 (2005 census).

Location

Edo state: Akoko-Edo LGA; Kogi state: Okene LGA, Magongo and Ogori towns.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Oko
Dialects

Oko (Ogori, Uku), Osayen (Magongo, Osanyin), Eni. Dialect cluster (Crozier and Blench 1992). Seems equally distantly related to Yoruba [yor], Ebira [igb], Edo [bin], Igbo [ibo], and Idoma [idu].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Oko-Eni-Osayen