Ikwo | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: iqw
Autonym: Ikwo
Population: 260,000 (2012 SIL).
Location:: Cross River state: Abi and Obubura LGAs; Ebonyi state: Ikwo LGA.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Igbo [ibo].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Bible: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ikwo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Part of the Izii-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo cluster (Blench 2019).

Location: Cross River state: Abi and Obubura LGAs; Ebonyi state: Ikwo LGA.