Ikwo language

Ikwo
Native toNigeria
RegionEbonyi State, Cross River State
EthnicityIkwo people
Native speakers
260,000 (2012)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Volta–Niger
        • yeai
          • Igboid
            • Nuclear Igboid
              • Izi–Ezaa–Ikwo–Mgbo
                • Ikwo
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3iqw
Glottologikwo1238

Ikwo is an Igboid language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Mgbo, though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

  1. ^ Ikwo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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