Ekajuk

EKA

vigorous

Alternate Names: Akajo, Akajuk

Dialects: Ebanimbim, Ekagongho, Esham, Mfom. Nnam , intelligible to Ekajuk. Other Bakor varieties not intelligible unless acquired. Lexical similarity: 93%–97% with dialects, 87%–90% with Nnam ,, 63%–67% with Nkem-Nkum ,, 66%–68% with Abanyom ,, 57%–59% with Nde-Nsele-Nta ,, 52%–53% with Efutop ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Ekoid
Bakor

Demographics: 63,000 (Yoder).

Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Also use Nigerian Pidgin [pcm]. Used as L2 by Abanyom [abm], Efutop [ofu], Nkem-Nkum [isi].

Language Development: English [eng] used in schools. NT: 1971–2012.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Nigeria