Kiong language

Kiong or Kayon
Akoiyang
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Ethnicity	570 Akayon (2000)^[1]
Native speakers	100 (2004)^[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Kiong–Korop Kiong or Kayon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kkm`
Glottolog	`kion1242`^[3]

Kiong, or Kayon, is a nearly extinct Upper Cross River language of Nigeria.

References

↑ Kiong language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
↑ Kiong or Kayon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kiong". 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 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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