AFN ISO 639-3
Defaka
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- afn
- Alternate Names
- Afakani, Defaka-Nkooro
- Population
- 200 (2001 R. Blench).
- Location:
- Rivers state: Opobo-Nkoro LGA, Nkoro town in Niger delta.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Ijoid, Defaka
- Dialects
- None known. Related to the Ijo group.
- Language Use
- Shifted to Nkoroo [nkx].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Defaka
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Rivers state: Opobo-Nkoro LGA, Nkoro town in Niger delta.
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