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:
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