Oko language

Spoken in

Niger - Congo

  • Atlantic - Congo Volta - Niger Nupe Oko - Idoma

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Oko, also known as Ogori - Magongo and Oko - Eni - Osayen, is one of the languages ​​of Nigeria.

It is a dialect cluster, which is spoken in the state of Kogi, Nigeria. Linguistically, the language is a branch of the " Nupe Oko - Idoma " ( noi ) group of the Niger - Congo languages ​​.

Oko is one of the endangered languages ​​of West Africa, as it has only 10,000 speakers and the language of the new official language of Nigeria is since 1960, gradually ousted by the English.

  • West Benue - Congo languages
  • Kogi (State)
  • Single language
Language family Atlantic languages Languages of Nigeria
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