Alternate Names: Brass Ijo, Brass-Nembe, Ijaw, Nembe-Akassa
Dialects: Akassa (Akaha), Ijo, Nembe (Nimbe).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 71,500 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). 66,600 Nembe, 4,900 Akassa.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Bible: 1956.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.