Iko language

Not to be confused with Doko language (Nigeria).

Iko
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Akwa Ibom State
Ethnicity	Obolo
Native speakers	unknown (ca. 5,000 cited 1988)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Lower Cross Iko
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`iki`
Glottolog	`ikoo1245`^[2]

Iko is a Lower Cross River language of Nigeria. Speakers are ethnically, though not linguistically, Obolo.

References

↑ Iko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Iko". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Cross River languages

Central Delta

Ogoni languages

Upper Cross River

North-South	Gwune Humono Kele Oring Ubaghara Umon Zekwe

East-West	Ikom Legbo Lokaa Lubila Mbembe Nkukoli Nyima Yigha

Others	Agoi Doko Dorop Iyongiyong Kiong Odut Ukpet-Ehom

Lower Cross River

Ibibio-Efik	Annang Efik Eket Ibeno Ibibio

Others	Ebughu Enwang-Uda Ibino Iko Ilue Obolo Okobo Oro Usaghade

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