Ijo, Southeast

IJS

developing

Alternate Names: Brass Ijo, Brass-Nembe, Ijaw, Nembe-Akassa

Dialects: Akassa (Akaha), Ijo, Nembe (Nimbe).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Ijoid
Ijo
East

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.