Degema

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: deg
Population: 10,000 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Rivers state: Degema LGA, Degema town (Atala dialect) and Usokun-Degema (Usokun dialect) communities.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid, Delta
Dialects: Atala, Usokun.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Degema
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Obonoma (Ekomburu) in Akuku-Toru LGA shifted from Degema to Kalabari [ijn].

Location: Rivers state: Degema LGA, Degema town (Atala dialect) and Usokun-Degema (Usokun dialect) communities.