Mbembe, Cross River

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: mfn
Alternate Names: Ekokoma, Ifunubwa, Oderiga, Ofunobwam, Okam, Wakande
Population: 236,000 (2020).
Location:: Cross River state: Ikom, Obubra, and Yala LGAs; Ebonyi state: Abakaliki and Izzi LGAs.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Upper Cross, Central, East-West, Mbembe-Legbo, Mbembe
Dialects: Okom (Eghom, Ohana-Onyen), Apiapum, Adun, Osopong (Ezopong, Osophong), Ofombonga (Ewumbonga), Ofonokpan, Ekama (Akam, Ekamu), Oferikpe, Okorogbana.
Language Use: Used by all.
Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1985–2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mbembe, Cross River
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.
Other Comments: Different from Tigon Mbembe [nza].

Location: Cross River state: Ikom, Obubra, and Yala LGAs; Ebonyi state: Abakaliki and Izzi LGAs.